“Marriott makes a movie with some ‘Moxy’, four ads are better than two,  Google expands it’s local universal box, Google air now shows hotel deals with memberships, La Quinta’s loyalty program looks good for next year, KSL buys more stuff, and TripAdvisor invests big into business travelers”

Marriott Content Studio Launches Half-Hour Reality Series ‘Hotel Countdown’ (Exclusive)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marriott-content-studio-launches-hour-reality-series-hotel-countdown-956469
Google Tests Hotel Booking Ads At Top Instead Of Right Side

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-hotel-booking-top-22749.html

GOOGLE’S LOCAL UNIVERSAL NOW SHOWS FOUR ADS BY DEFAULT

Google’s Local Universal Now Shows Four Ads By Default

Google Flights now shows expected airfare cost increases & filter for hotel discounts

http://searchengineland.com/google-flights-now-shows-expected-airfare-cost-increases-filter-hotel-discounts-261261

TripAdvisor Leads $5.2 Million Traxo Funding in Business Travel Push

TripAdvisor Leads $5.2 Million Traxo Funding in Business Travel Push

IBC Inks Landmark Deal with LodgIQ

http://ehotelier.com/global/2016/12/13/ibc-inks-landmark-deal-lodgiq/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=5c6e2f1343-Daily_Newsletter_20161213&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e17a7bf7c4-5c6e2f1343-326631061&ct=t(Daily_Newsletter_20161213)&mc_cid=5c6e2f1343&mc_eid=db9c52c420

KSL Capital Partners, KKR Acquire Apple Leisure Group

http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Apple-Leisure-Group-sold?utm_source=Lodging+Magazine&utm_campaign=621abea73e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f6c84ac04c-621abea73e-35994029

La Quinta’s New Loyalty Play Foreshadows a Major Relaunch in 2017

La Quinta’s New Loyalty Play Foreshadows a Major Relaunch in 2017

What Hotel CMOs Need to Know About Google, Metasearch and Reddit

What Hotel CMOs Need to Know About Google, Metasearch and Reddit

Is hotel distribution getting more complicated? (spoiler alert: yes) [INFOGRAPHIC]

https://www.tnooz.com/article/hotel-distribution-more-complicated-infographic/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=39314257&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9e7N_sKa-5mIz_fPCf13TpAyP3Y1VEd8NQ-qbX6XjzBcZTK7b2LGypdoLBa6XtmPR7EMKxJTqlPgpPNHu1i5BhORd6mA&_hsmi=39314257

Does virtual or augmented reality have a place in hotel marketing?

http://www.traveltripper.com/blog/does-virtual-or-augmented-reality-have-a-place-in-hotel-marketing/?utm_source=Travel+Tripper+Master+List&utm_campaign=5d1fbe121e-Newsletter_Dec_15_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_252238f711-5d1fbe121e-407436689

WHY VOICE WILL BE BIG AND BARRY DILLER ON NETFLIX, TESLA AND TRUMP

Why voice will be big and Barry Diller on Netflix, Tesla and Trump

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