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Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, September 18, 2026, is below. This week’s Update (a short one) adds further color to the recently announced Marriott/Spotnana direct connection and follows up on
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This week: the EU lays out a new legal framework to help cities crack down on short-term rentals in stressed housing markets, and the FTC extends its comment period on personalized
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Good Sunday afternoon from rainy Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, September 11, 2026, is below. It was a busy week in the online travel world as the travel industry returned to work
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Good Monday morning from Seattle . . . And for those of you in the U.S. enjoying the long holiday weekend (and unofficial end of summer), happy Labor Day. We are back from a short August break and include below
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This week: California moves to curb website tracking lawsuits and expand data privacy protections, the UK’s hidden-fee crackdown turns its attention to travel, the FTC invites public comment on personalized pricing
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Hi there — welcome back to the Regulatory Check-In!
This week: LA’s expanded Transient Occupancy Tax, a securities fraud suit over Microsoft’s AI strategy, a Colorado junk fee case with implications beyond residential landlords, the Ninth Circuit blocking Hawaii’s gun
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Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, August 14, 2026, is below. Google again garnered much of the industry’s attention this past week with its agentic AI announcement. Enjoy.
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Good Sunday evening from Seattle . . . Our longer than usual weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, August 7, 2026, is below. This week’s Update includes recent earnings releases from Airbnb, Expedia and Booking.com (including copies
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This week’s roundup covers developments across consumer protection enforcement, credit card surcharges in Australia, surveillance pricing, more on DEI contracting, and key government contracting policies to watch in the second half
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Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Update for the week ending Friday, July 31, 2026, is below. Anti-trust rulings in both China and the U.S. garnered much of the attention last week together with continued reactions
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