CoHosts

Robert Cole

Edward StOnge

Stuart Butler

Tim Peter

Valyn Perini

Show Notes

Top Story

1. Facebook’s Updated Product Terms
https://www.facebook.com/business/m/one-sheeters/updated-product-and-technology-terms

1. Google Ads Data Protection Terms: Service Information
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices/

Brands

2. Adding ‘By Wyndham’ expected to boost 12 brands
http://hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/283751/Adding-By-Wyndham-expected-to-boost-12-brands

3. Experiences and products – not financial rewards – drive customer loyalty for travel brands
https://www.phocuswire.com/EAN-Points-loyalty-program-report

4. Airbnb opens doors to branded room aggregators to sell inventory
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-news/article23461917.ece

5. Why Sephora merged its digital and physical retail teams into one department

Why Sephora merged its digital and physical retail teams into one department

Intermediaries

6. ComScore Study Claims TripAdvisor Is Top-Visited Travel Site Before Booking

ComScore Study Claims TripAdvisor Is Top-Visited Travel Site Before Booking

Tech

7. Sabre Doubles Down on Hotel Management Software

Sabre Doubles Down on Hotel Management Software

8. Google tests activities search platform with a twist
https://www.phocuswire.com/Google-activities-touring-bird

9. Practical passwordless authentication comes a step closer with WebAuthn
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/04/practical-passwordless-authentication-comes-a-step-closer-with-webauthn/

10. AT&T’s 5G trials produce gigabit speeds and 9ms latency
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/atts-5g-trials-produce-gigabit-speeds-and-9ms-latency/

Marketing

11. Luxury Hotels Aim to Get Smarter About Which Ads Work Best

Luxury Hotels Aim to Get Smarter About Which Ads Work Best

12. The $28 billion opportunity for hotels
https://www.tnooz.com/article/the-28-billion-opportunity-for-hotels/

13. Marketers: Here’s what your job will look like in a blockchain world

Marketers: Here’s what your job will look like in a blockchain world

Ruh-Roh

14. Airbnb tests eliminating guest fees in new pilot program
https://www.phocuswire.com/Airbnb-pilot-program