Happy Saturday from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 14, 2025, is below. What started as a relatively quiet week in the travel industry (other than the concerning reports from several major airline carriers that captured much of the travel industry’s attention and reporting), finished with a
Online Travel Update: Booking.com Expands AI, Chase Travel Rises, and a New Industry Podcast
Happy Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 7, 2025, is below. The past week was relatively quiet one, with only minor announcements by a few of the largest industry players – Booking.com and Expedia (and Chase Travel?). I hope you enjoy.
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 3, 2025 to March 7, 2025
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- The FCC released a draft Notice of Inquiry to explore how the FCC can support industry efforts to develop new
Navigating the Future of Travel: AI Innovations, Record Marketing Investments & Regulatory Shifts
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 28, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories from a variety of sources, including some new sources. It is often easy to rely on the industry pillars – Phocus Wire and Skift –
America First Investment Policy: U.S. Foreign Investment Policy Evolves under Trump 2.0
Last week, the White House issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (“NSPM”) intended to address current national security threats while preserving an open environment for international investment.
Travel in the AI Era: Embracing the Future of Exploration
Good Saturday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending February 21, 2025, is below. If any of our readers still question the profound (dare I say, disruptive) effect that AI will have on online travel (and in particular, distribution), I encourage you to take the time to listen
AI’s Growing Influence in Travel: Key Updates and Emerging Trends
Good (holiday) Monday morning to everyone . . . It is President’s Day, which means those of us in the U.S. get to enjoy an additional day off (sort of, but not really) work. Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 14, 2025, is below. As I promised in our last Update
Judge Rejects Fair Use Defense in Thomson Reuters’ AI Copyright Suit Against Ross Intelligence
On February 11, 2025, Judge Stephanos Bibas issued an opinion in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence Inc., civ. no. 1:20-cv-613, a dispute regarding copyright infringement allegations stemming from the use of copyrighted data from the Westlaw legal database used in the training of an AI search tool. Judge Bibas, sitting by designation in
AI and the Future of Travel: How Tech Giants Are Again Transforming the Travel Industry in 2025
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 7, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including details on Expedia’s recent quarterly earnings release, news of recent layoffs at TripAdvisor and a heavy does of AI related stories.
Given recent conversations
Washington State Court of Appeals Upholds $24.6 Million Penalty Against Meta for Not Meeting State Political Advertising Disclosure Requirements – A Warning to All Media Companies to Assess and Comply with State Political Disclosure Rules
Washington DC is not the only place where there are regulatory or political decisions made that affect broadcasters and advertising for candidates or political issues. We’ve written many times about state laws that govern the use of AI in political advertising, with more than 20 states already having laws on their books and more considering