Hospitality Marketing Live Show 221

Co-Hosts
Tim Peter
Edward StOnge
Lily Mackerman
Robert Cole
Stuart Butler

Show Notes
00:03 — Brand USA Pleads Its Case to Congress as Funding Hangs in the Balance
00:27 — Airbnb Invests in Tiqets for Experiences That Are Not, Well, Unique
00:40 — Super 8 room 8 program
01:40 —

TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #221:

Top Story

1. Brand USA Pleads Its Case to Congress as Funding Hangs in the Balance

Brand USA Pleads Its Case to Congress as Funding Hangs in the Balance

Brands & Product

2. All of Oyo’s Brands Explained: New Skift Research

All of Oyo’s Brands Explained: New Skift Research

3. Wyndham Is Expanding Overseas With Biggest Gains in Southeast Asia

Wyndham Is Expanding Overseas With Biggest Gains in Southeast Asia

4. Peninsula Parent’s Thailand Dispute Shows Perils of Owner-Chain Relations

Peninsula Parent’s Thailand Dispute Shows Perils of Owner-Chain Relations

Intermediaries & Distribution

5. Where a $5 Million War Rages Between Airbnb and the Hotel Industry

6. Airbnb Invests in Tiqets for Experiences That Are Not, Well, Unique

Airbnb Invests in Tiqets for Experiences That Are Not, Well, Unique

7. Omio acquires fellow multi-modal platform Rome2Rio
https://www.phocuswire.com/Omio-acquires-Rome2Rio

Marketing & Strategy

8. Elizabeth Mullins: Overseer of Hotel Experiences at Disney

Elizabeth Mullins: Overseer of Hotel Experiences at Disney

9. Google BERT Update – What it Means
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-bert-update/332161/

10. Google’s Baby Algorithms: How to Think About Them for SEO
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-baby-algorithms-seo/331859/

Tech & Finance

11. Tech costs disrupt Sabre’s operating income, quarterly revenue grows to $984M
https://www.phocuswire.com/Sabre-Q3-2019-earnings

12. Uber announces deeper push into financial services with Uber Money
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/28/uber-announces-deeper-push-into-financial-services-with-uber-money.html

13. India plans to open 100 airports in five years
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/india-plans-to-open-100-airports-in-five-years/articleshow/71821181.cms

Ruh-Roh

14. I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-scam-on-airbnb