Business

TRIPADVISOR BEGINS SPONSORED ADS TO TOP SEARCH RESULTS

Posted on April 11th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The world’s largest travel website has rolled out its ‘Sponsored Placements’ system allowing Hotels to buy their way to the top of search results. TripAdvisor states it is the largest travel site in the world, with 315 million members and

ACCC HOTEL RULING SEES MIXED REACTION

Posted on September 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s consumer watchdog has granted hotel room providers some respite from the online duopoly ruling the sector, but feelings are mixed on whether changes went far enough. Last Friday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced the results of

INVESTORS RORTING ‘SHARE’ ECONOMY LOOPHOLES: TAA

Posted on July 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As legitimate providers around the world condemn the injustice of unregulated ‘share’ accommodation, the TAA has gone further to slam cheats rorting the loopholes even further. The so-called ‘share’ economy is based in using technology to match people with a