Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 13, is below. Given everything else going on the world (none of which is very helpful to travel), it was a
AI Commerce Hits a Reality Check as Regulators Circle the Travel Industry
Good Sunday afternoon (for some of us, a dreaded “spring forward” afternoon) from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2026, is below. This past week began with news out of
The $20B Year for OTAs: Marketing at Scale in the Age of AI
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for Friday, February 27, 2026, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including a few new perspectives on the existential threat posed by AI
Wyndham and IHG Join the AI Conversation While Booking Holds Its Ground
Good Sunday evening from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 20, 2026, is below. Last week we featured stories on the reported AI activities of Marriott and Hyatt, and this
A Busy Week in Online Travel: Expedia Earnings, Hotelier AI Developments and Renewed Parity Concerns
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 13, 2026, is below. What started out as a quiet week in the online travel industry changed considerably as the week
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY PART DOS
Update: We once again correctly predicted the coin toss. Heads. We were a bit concerned about Joe Montana’s shoulder, as we intimated in the prior post. But when we saw him grip it and rip it, and we saw the
Proud to have another new member of the Marler Clark Team
Brian Ernst joined Marler Clark in 2026. Prior to joining Marler Clark, Brian worked at a Seattle law firm where he focused on litigating a variety of matters in state and federal courts. He was named a Super Lawyer “Rising
Stoel Rives Welcomes Environmental Attorney in Seattle
Stoel Rives LLP is pleased to announce that Ankur Tohan has joined the firm’s Seattle office as a Partner in the Environment, Land Use and Natural Resources practice group.
Ankur brings extensive experience in environmental and energy law, with a
E. coli in Seattle
With at least 4 hospitalized, there were likely more that a few “Sleepless” nights in Seattle. So, what do you need to know about E. coli?
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is
The Next Phase of Travel Distribution Rekindles Pricing and Parity Debates
Happy Monday evening from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, December 19, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features a heavy concentration of important legal updates on local Chinese efforts to investigate