Last week was earnings week for many of the public online travel companies, and we’ve included stories summarizing those releases for several of the largest – Expedia Group, Airbnb, Booking Holdings and Sabre. We’ve also included copies of the transcripts…
Continue Reading Online Travel Update: Amazon expands India travel offerings; Sabre loses
Expedia’s North America business; flights drive most of Booking Holdings'
quarterly success

Our cruise industry friends make an appearance in this week’s Update, one of their first appearances in some time. Enjoy. South Korean Regulators Re-Examine OTA Practices(“Online hotel booking sites to come under heightened scrutiny from South Korean regulator,” October 28,…
Continue Reading Online Travel Update: South Korean regulators re-examine OTA practices;
cruise bookings move online; Fairfly plans to offer hotel solution

This week’s Update features yet another story about Hopper as well as an important update on the future of keyword restrictions. Enjoy. Marriott Goes to Trial(“Marriott Loses Bid for More Time Ahead of TravelPass Trial,” October 20, 2021 via…
Continue Reading Online Travel Update: Marriott's antitrust case goes to trial and Trip.com
facilitates COVID testing online

This week’s Update again features a number of stories on fintech and its emerging influence on the travel and lodging industries. Enjoy. Hopper Continues Its Meteoric Rise (“Hopper Notches First Fintech Deal With an Online Travel Agency,” October 14, 2021…
Continue Reading Online Travel Update: Hopper continues its meteoric rise; Accor moves group
bookings online; Capital One grows its travel portfolio

This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including stories regarding Expedia’s planned roll up of its loyalty programs and Marriott’s recently announced loyalty program partnership with Japanese e-commerce platform, Rakuten. Whether COVID or data privacy induced, the travel industry’s…
Continue Reading Online Travel Update: Marriott and Rakuten announce partnership; Sonder
continues to expand distribution network; Expedia combines loyalty programs

Fall has definitely arrived in the Pacific Northwest. It was a relatively quiet week in the online travel world. This week’s Update features a story on one of the most widely used Global Distribution Systems – Amadeus – as the…
Continue Reading Online Travel Update: Airbnb takes steps to accommodate hotel listings;
Hopper is ranked the most downloaded travel app in the first half of 2021

Skift’s annual Skift Global Forum, which was held this past week, produced a number of newsworthy items for this week’s Update. Enjoy.  
Continue Reading Tripadvisor Plus program forced to make significant changes; travel
industry veterans launch Spotnana; Hopper CEO plans to creates travel
superapp for the West