
Summer Travel: Junk Fees, Google's Impact, and Booking's Lobbying Surge
Good Morning Hospitality
05/27/24
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In this episode, Brandy, Michael, and Wil explore the challenges facing summer travelers, starting with the rise of hidden 'junk fees' that are unexpectedly inflating travel costs.
They also discuss how Google's search practices could be impacting online travel agencies and consumer choices. Additionally, they examine Booking Holdings' intensified lobbying efforts and their potential motives and impacts on the travel industry. Join us as we uncover how these developments could affect your travel plans and the broader industry dynamics.
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Good Morning Hospitality is part of the Hospitality.FM podcast network and a Hospitality.FM Original. If you like this podcast, then you'll also love Behind The Stays with Zach Busekrus, which comes out every Tuesday & Friday, wherever you get your podcasts!
This show is structured to cover industry news within all of travel/hospitality and is recorded live every Monday morning at 7 am PST/10 am EST, so make sure you tune in during our live show on our social media channels or YouTube and join the conversation, live!
Thank you to all of the Hospitality.FM Partners that help make this show possible, and if you have any press you want covered during the show, fill out this form!
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Good Morning Hospitality is part of the Hospitality.FM podcast network and a Hospitality.FM Original. If you like this podcast, then you'll also love Behind The Stays with Zach Busekrus, which comes out every Tuesday & Friday, wherever you get your podcasts!
This show is structured to cover industry news in travel and hospitality and is recorded live every Monday morning at 7 a.m. PST/10 a.m. EST. So make sure you tune in during our live show on our social media channels or YouTube and join the conversation live!
Thank you to all of the Hospitality.FM Partners that help make this show possible, and if you have any press you want covered during the show, fill out this form!
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