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2 stories · First covered Jul 16, 2026 · Latest Aug 2
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Courts Just Said Your Revenue Management Software Might Be a Price-Fixing Conspiracy

Courts Just Said Your Revenue Management Software Might Be a Price-Fixing Conspiracy

A federal appeals court revived an antitrust lawsuit alleging that Caesars, MGM, and Hard Rock used shared AI pricing software to collude on Atlantic City room rates. If you're a hotel feeding your rates into a third-party RMS that also serves your comp set, you might want to read the ruling before your next pricing recommendation.

Your Hotel's Next Guest Is Asking ChatGPT. Not Google. And You're Invisible.

Your Hotel's Next Guest Is Asking ChatGPT. Not Google. And You're Invisible.

AI assistants are becoming the first stop for travel research, and most hotels have zero visibility into what those systems are saying about their property. The OTAs figured this out months ago... the question is whether independent operators will catch up before the booking window closes entirely.