Good Sunday morning from Seattle… Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, July 19, 2024, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including news on the latest fines to be levied on Booking.com. Enjoy.

• • Recent Prime Day Travel Offerings Re-Kindle Amazon Rumors.  Regular readers of our weekly Update will

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Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . .   Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, July 12, 2024, is below.  Marriott and its launch of a new small and medium sized business travel platform garnered most of the attention this past week.  While announcements by Expedia and Sumitomo Mitsui Card underscore an…

Good Saturday afternoon from Manson, Washington…I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday week/weekend, at least those of you in the United States. Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, July 5, 2024, is below. As you can seek, it was a quiet week. Enjoy.

• • HOTREC Releases 2024 Distribution Study. European hospitality association

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Good Sunday morning from somewhere over Colorado . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, June 21, 2024, is below. It was another relatively quiet week in the online travel space, except, that is, if you are Booking.com (or its parent, Booking Holdings). It has been a tough couple of…

It was a busy week in the online travel world as evidenced by the number of our stories. Enjoy.

• • Cruise Operators Prepare for Total Pricing.  The recent announcement by some of the largest cruise companies to provide passengers total pricing (inclusive of all fees) underscores the breadth of California’s recently enacted pricing transparency law.  It

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories – STRs, algorithm leaks and Hilton campgrounds (sort of):

• • Las Vegas Price-Fixing Case Is Appealed.  A few weeks ago we reported on a Nevada federal district court’s (second) dismissal of a class action case brought against Las Vegas’ hoteliers’ over their use of certain Cendyn revenue management

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American Airlines’ decision to soften its approach on distribution with travel agents and advisors garnered most of the industry’s attention this week.  Otherwise, the holiday week for many was relatively quiet.  Enjoy.

• • Another Quarter and Another Staggering Amount Spent on Sales and Marketing.  According to their first quarter financials, the “Big Four” online travel agents

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