After a few incredibly busy weeks in online travel, this past week was relatively quiet. Enjoy.
It is earnings season, which makes for a longer Update than usual:
This week’s Update features updates on several recently featured stories, including Booking.com’s ongoing payment and fraud challenges and new legislative efforts to limit junk fees.
From the number of announcements this past week by travel industry members detailing their new online small and medium business initiatives, someone must have deemed last week “small and medium business week.” We’ve included a few of the more interesting
Resort fees garnered most of the industry’s headlines this past week as California’s governor signed legislation prohibiting hidden fees and the Federal Trade Commission finally released its proposed federal trade regulation – “Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.” The good
This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including the latest on Hopper and its apparent ongoing transition. Enjoy.
The EU Commission’s official decision to block Booking Holdings’ planned purchase of eTraveli (a decision that Booking has publicly criticized and committed to challenging) garnered much of the news this past week, as well as stories from Skift’s annual Skift
The 82nd Institute on Federal Taxation (IFT) will be held in New York City on October 22-27, 2023, and in Berkeley, California, on November 12-17, 2023.
This year, I will be presenting my latest white paper, “A Journey Through Subchapter
We’ve found fall to be the busiest of all seasons in the online travel world as everyone returns to work from summer breaks and the dates of the major online travel conferences are fast approaching. As you can see from
This week’s update includes a variety of stories, including an explanation by the UK’s CMA as to why it viewed the proposed Booking Holdings and eTraveli merger differently than its European competition counterparts. Highlights: