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Skift Originals

Booking.com goes on the offensive against UK rate-fixing allegations

The provisional decision in the UK about hotels' and OTAs' pricing practices is a shot heard round the world. If other countries pile on, the dollars at stake would be huge.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Travel Booking

Online travel agency stock fall on bad results, global slowdown

OTAs are mirroring global macro trends, but are also hurting as airlines cut back on capacity to cut costs.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Online Travel

The hotel industry starts chattering about Expedia’s new pricing model

Media and PR

Video: Expedia goes after Australians with gamification project

Expedia is looking to push its travel expertise with this new campaign and tie into the inspirational nature of travel rather than advertising its deals or site functionality.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Will UK anti-competition ruling change the hotel pricing game?

If the ruling is upheld, then parroted elsewhere, we could see some interesting competition. But that’s a big “if,” as it calls into question whether a seller has the right to establish pricing of its own products through various retail channels.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Britain’s Office of Fair Trading calls out Expedia and Booking.com for anti-competitive practices

Small travel agencies have long complained that pricing agreements between large hotel chains and the OTAs limit how they can price rooms, and it looks like someone is finally listening.

Mark King, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Hotels

How Expedia is reinventing hotel booking — and upsetting the industry

From outward appearance, Expedia's new Traveler Preference program introduces more choice and appears to be a great thing for hotel guests.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Demand for hotel rooms boosts Expedia’s second quarter earnings

Ever since its split with TripAdvisor, Expedia's moved quickly ahead, both to reinvent itself as the most social of the OTAs to one that's likely the only challenger to Priceline's suite of sites.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Florida judge sides with OTAs in battle over hotel room taxes

The dispute over which prices OTAs are expected to pay local taxes on is playing out in several municipalities, making it clear that state laws need to be updated -- and that local governments are starved for extra revenue.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Expedia “creating a ruckus” as it deserts small city in California

Expedia can decide to pick its spots when it decides to play hardball over the hotel tax issue, but will it need to change its strategy as more cities follow in Arcadia's footsteps?

Skift | 12 years ago