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Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic//File Photo BRUSSELS, July 26 (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google (GOOGL.O) has two months to improve the way it presents internet search results for flights and hotels and explain how it ranks these or face possible sanctions, the European Commission and EU consumer authorities said on Monday. The world’s most popular internet search engine has long faced scrutiny from antitrust enforcers and… Source link

The hotel industry is unlikely to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic-caused labor shortage anytime soon as it battles with retailers, restaurants and others for workers, while also dealing with a bumpy demand recovery.  About 500,000 direct hotel operations jobs lost during the pandemic in the U.S. will not have returned by the end of the year, according to a new study from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). The U.S. hotel industry is expected to directly employ 1.86… Source link

SAN JOSE — A big Marriott hotel within walking distance of Google’s proposed transit village in downtown San Jose has moved closer to launching construction. Urban Catalyst, the hotel’s developer, has obtained permits to build the project, according to documents filed with San Jose officials. The eight-story hotel, if it’s built, would rise at 495 W. San Carlos St. next to Josefa Street, a short distance from a game-changing neighborhood that Google has proposed near the Diridon… Source link

This week’s Update features several stories on the big online travel newsmakers of last week – Google and Kayak. Enjoy. Google Once Again Embraces Organic Search and Eliminates Hotel Listing Fees(“Tripadvisor’s New Subscription Service Edges the Company Toward Online Travel Agency Status,” March 7, 2021 via Skift Travel News) (subscription may be required)(“Google eliminates fees for hotel booking links”, March 8, 2021 via Phocus Wire)(“Google Drops Costs for Hotels and… Source link

Last year, Google made a significant change to its Google Shopping destination by making it free for e-commerce retailers to sell on Google, when before the Shopping tab had been dominated by paid product listings. It also made it free for partners to participate in Google Flights. Today, the company announced it’s now doing the same thing for hotel booking links on the Google.com/travel vertical. Beginning this week, Google will make it free for hotels and travel companies around the… Source link

Last year, Google made a significant change to its Google Shopping destination by making it free for e-commerce retailers to sell on Google, when before the Shopping tab had been dominated by paid product listings. It also made it free for partners to participate in Google Flights. Today, the company announced it’s now doing the same thing for hotel booking links on the Google.com/travel vertical. Beginning this week, Google will make it free for hotels and travel companies around the world… Source link

Google Hotel Ads and Free Booking Links Free Hotel Booking Links Google Under Anti-trust Investigation Citation Google announced a new Hotel Booking Links program was formerly offered through the Hotels Ads system. Hotels and travel companies are encouraged to join. Current Google Hotel Ads advertisers don’t have to change anything as their listings will be shown automatically. According to the announcement: “Partners who already participate in the Hotel Prices API and Hotel Ads do not need to… Source link

PARIS (AP) — Google has agreed to pay a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) after French authorities concluded the search engine displayed “misleading” rankings for French hotels. Previously, Google used the official source Atout France as well as input from other hotel-industry websites in its algorithm to rank hotels from one to five stars. After receiving complaints from hoteliers about Google’s rankings, the French government’s fraud and competition agency launched an… Source link

Google has agreed to pay a €1.1 million fine over misleading star ratings for hotels in France. The tech giant had been applying its own (algorithmic) system of ratings for hotels applied via its search engine and on Google Maps. But back in 2019, following a number of complaints by hoteliers, the French national competition and consumer watchdog (DGCCRF) instigated an investigation into this propriety rating system. The probe revealed that the tech giant had replaced the standard… Source link

PARIS (AP) — Google has agreed to pay a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) after French authorities concluded the search engine displayed “misleading” rankings for French hotels. Previously, Google used the official source Atout France as well as input from other hotel-industry websites in its algorithm to rank hotels from one to five stars. After receiving complaints from hoteliers about Google’s… Source link