Good Sunday afternoon (for some of us, a dreaded “spring forward” afternoon) from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2026, is below. This past week began with news out of the UK of a new CMA investigation into the hotel industry and ended with ChatGPT’s
London Robotaxis, Inclusive Technologies for Deaf Athletes and a 100 MW Data Center in India — News of Note for the Internet-Minded (3/4/26)
In this week’s News of Note, Nvidia plans rollout of AI-powered laptop chips, ASML’s EUV breakthrough promises a surge in chip production, and increasing threats from polymorphic malware force shift in cybersecurity strategies. Elsewhere, Acme Weather offers alternate weather predictions for greater accuracy.
- Nvidia makes a comeback to the consumer PC market with AI-focused laptop
The $20B Year for OTAs: Marketing at Scale in the Age of AI
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for Friday, February 27, 2026, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including a few new perspectives on the existential threat posed by AI to the existing online travel behemoths. For reasons I cannot explain, this week’s Update features
Copyright on Ice: The Intellectual Property Issues that Put the Milano-Cortina Olympic Figure Skating into Flutz
The Winter Olympics certainly generated its fair share of headline-grabbing stories over the last few weeks. In the figure skating, one of those stories was that surrounding Spanish skater, Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate, and his now famed Minions-inspired routine.
As well as capturing the imagination of many fans with his yellow T-shirt and blue overalls costume,
Wyndham and IHG Join the AI Conversation While Booking Holds Its Ground
Good Sunday evening from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 20, 2026, is below. Last week we featured stories on the reported AI activities of Marriott and Hyatt, and this week we feature updates on both Wyndham and IHG. This week’s Update also offers a
A Busy Week in Online Travel: Expedia Earnings, Hotelier AI Developments and Renewed Parity Concerns
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 13, 2026, is below. What started out as a quiet week in the online travel industry changed considerably as the week progressed. Earnings releases from the major lodging suppliers and Expedia garnered much of the week’s
A Week of Rising Pressure in Online Travel as Pricing Rules Advance and Platform Competition Evolves
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . For those of you who follow American football, Happy Superbowl Sunday (apparently the number one sports betting day of the year). Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 6, 2026, is below. This week’s Update features a new story from the Technology Travel
FTC Disclosures Still a Focus in Interactive Media
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) advertising disclosure rules for “material connections” are not new. The FTC has long required that advertising contain clear and conspicuous disclosures of endorsements and other material connections to ensure that consumers are not misled by hidden commercial relationships.[i] The longstanding expectation is simple: brands, influencers, and endorsers must make
High stakes: Traversing the legal terrain of Milano Cortina 2026™
The upcoming Olympic Winter Games™ (6-22 February 2026) and Paralympic Winter Games™ (6-15 March 2026) will be spread across Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Alpine landscape of northern Italy (“Milan Cortina” or the “Winter Games”). Over 3,500 athletes from 93 countries will compete for 195 medals across 16 Olympic disciplines and six Paralympic sports.
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Accor Makes Its Move in AI Travel With a New Booking Experience in ChatGPT
Good Sunday afternoon from Manson, Washington . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, January 30, 2026, is below. Accor garnered much of the travel industry’s attention this past week as it became the first lodging supplier to announce the launch of its own ChatGPT mobile app. Other headlines underscore