Good Sunday evening from Seattle and for those of you celebrating, Happy Father’s Day. Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, June 13, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features an update on the DMA and the
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AI at the Crossroads, Booking.com in the Crosshairs: This Week’s Travel Industry Headlines
Good Sunday evening from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, June 6, 2025, is below. Like last week’s Update, which featured a number of stories on Booking.com, this week’s Update also includes several…
Class Actions, Competition Scrutiny and Lloyds’ Travel Play: A Full Plate for Online Travel
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, May 30, 2025, is below. Booking.com features prominently (again) in our Update this week as investigations into, and claims against, the major online…
Rewriting the Travel Rulebook: AI, Accor and a Swiss Surprise
Good Monday morning from Seattle . . . For those of you who have served in the armed forces, thank you for your service. Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, May 23, 2025, is below. This week’s…
The Canadian Competition Bureau Is Targeting “Drip Pricing” and Other Deceptive Marketing Practices by Hotels
The Canadian Competition Bureau (Canada’s FTC) has initiated an enforcement campaign targeting hotels advertising in Canada. Here’s what you need to know:
AI, Junk Fees, and Expedia’s Earnings: Key Highlights from the Week in Online Travel
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending May 9, 2025, is below. What started initially as a relatively slow week in online travel picked up as the week progressed. Earnings releases…
Online Travel Update: Airbnb Eyes Hotels (Again), Booking Beats Expectations, and Kayak Embraces AI
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending May 2, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features stories on many of the large online players, including first quarter earnings reports (and…
AI Developments, UK Consumer Law Reforms, and 2025 Revenue Forecasts for OTAs
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, April 11, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features a heavy dose of AI related stories – including Microsoft’s recently announced partnership with…
This Week in Travel: NDC Progress, Booking.com Scrutiny, and AI Momentum in the Industry
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Good Sunday morning from Seatle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, April 4, is below. This week’s Update features a number of follow up stories on topics covered in recent Updates, including Booking.com’s challenges…
Travel Tech Trends: Perplexity’s Booking Leap, Airbnb Incentives & AI-Powered Planning
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 28, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features stories on a variety of topics including Perplexity’s big booking announcement, HotelTonight’s introduction…