European Regulators Probe Travel Distribution and 16 Other Digital Trends This Week

>>It's anyone's guess whether travel distribution giants Amadeus and Sabre might have run afoul of the European Union's rules. But a look at the history of those companies' airline contracts provides clues as to what might be top of mind with investigators: European Regulators Will Focus on Distributors’ Restrictive Airline Contracts >>Over the years, the big global distribution systems have been a major barrier to innovation by airlines and travel startups, in particular. The European Commission now intends to take a serious look at this dynamic: European Commission Is Probing Travel Distribution Systems for Anticompetitive Practices >>Starwood Preferred Guest elite members thought that not getting full stay credits would be the absolute worst of this mega-merger: What Marriott’s Data Breach Means for the Hotel Giant and Guests >>Loyalty members don't seem to be too bothered by Marriott's recent breach of more than 500 million users' personal data. Part of that could be low expectations for Marriott, or because this isn't the first data breach rodeo for m