Summary
Anderson is often quoted in the press and media ( e.g. NY Times, USA Today, CNN, NBC, etc.. or major travel outlets like PhocusWire and Travel Weekly) either about the impact of his recent research or opinions and comments on current issues facing the travel and hospitality sector. Below is a list with links to sample media mentions.
MarketWatch, May 2026
WorldCup Ticket Prices
WallStreet Journal, April 2026
AI Travel Agents
NY Times, April 2026
Flight Cancellations
Conde Nest Traveler, April 2026
Network Impacts of Fuel Prices
PBS, April 2026
EU Airfare Impacts
Globe and Mail, April 2026
JetFuel Shortages
San Francisco Chronicle, March 2026
Spring Break Price Increases
Fortune.com, MSN.com, ABCNews.com March 2026
Airfare Increases
NJSpotlightnews.org, December 2025
New Ticketing Process at World Cup
MarketWatch, September 2025
TicketMaster Being Sued
MarketWatch, September 2025
Dynamic Pricing and Ticket Lotteries
PBS, September 2025
Pricing for the World Cup Frustrates Fans
MarketPlace, May 2025
How Do Online Travel Agents Work?
NY Times, March 2024
Travel Advisers: When to let a professional plan your trip
Reuters, April 2024
Need a hotel in the US for Graduation Day? Good luck
NY Times, May 2024
Biden’s Open War on Hidden Fees
Skift, December 2024
FTC Issues Final Rule on Junk Fees
Travel Weekly, July 2023
Analysts say Expedia-Hopper split was bound to happen
The Hill, February 2022
Frontier, Spirit merger likely to draw DOJ scrutiny
Marketplace, October 2022
Why the travel and hospitality industries need business travel to make a comeback
CoStar, February 2021
Hotels Seize Bigger Share From OTAs During Pandemic
NY Times, August 2021
Some Hotels Are Mandating Vaccines. Will Others Follow?
Marketplace, October 2021
Smoother sailing this winter for the cruise industry?
USA Today, April 2020
Planning for life after coronavirus: When will we know it’s safe to travel again?
NY Times, Aprils 2020
Why Is Getting a Refund From an Online Travel Agency So Hard?
CNN, May 2020
What will staying in a hotel look like in the near future?
Kiplinger, June 2020
Online Reviews You Can Use: Navigating Online Opinions for Better Buying
Marketplace, December 2020
Will business travel return to normal after the pandemic?
PhocusWire, April 2019
Welcome to next-generation hospitality: Attribute-based booking, tech-led services and achieving cult status
Travel Weekly, September 2019
Handing Expedia its wholesale sales gives Marriott retail rate control
USA Today, November 2019
How to recognize and protect yourself from Airbnb, home rental scams
Travel Weekly, November 2019
Recent OTA rules could topple resort fees before new laws do
NBC, June 2018
Hidden or unexpected travel fees can break your vacation budget
PhocusWire, July 2018
Why marketing and revenue departments should bury the hatchet, right now
PhocusWire, June 2017
Latest thoughts on the billboard effect
Travel Weekly, September 2017
Analysis: A leap from Expedia’s calm to Uber’s chaos
Travel Weekly, October 2017
Who’s being served?
Forbes, November 2017
Are Hotels Gouging When Doubling, Tripling Or Quadrupling Rates?
Travel Weekly, November 2017
Airbnb and hotel group skirmish over tax claims
Travel Weekly, December 2017
Airbnb-branded apartment complex fuels opposition from hotel industry
Travel Weekly, December 2017
Mutual mudslinging as competitive strategy
Travel Weekly, January 2016
TripAdvisor booking inventory up over 20% after Priceline deal
NY Times, January 2016
Comforts of a Hotel That’s Close to Home in Dangerous Weather
Travel Weekly, January 2016
Report: 2015 a record year for travel tech investment, by far
Hotel Management, May 2016
Go Ahead Respond to Reviews
NY Times, May 2016
Stuck With a Pricey Hotel Reservation? Maybe You Can Sell It
Travel Weekly, August 2016
Expedia-Red Lion partnership touted as ‘win-win’ scenario
Travel Weekly, October 2016
Hotels’ book-direct push failing to slow down OTAs
Travel Weekly, November 2016
TripAdvisor no longer censoring assault claims in hotel reviews
NY Times, October 2016
Soothing ruffled guests, hotels meet threat of bad reviews
Travel Weekly, April 2015
Online giant Amazon enables hotel bookings
PhocusWire, August 2015
Is the billboard effect really dead? Watch this space…
Travel Weekly, October 2015
Delta adopts Apple Pay for ticket purchases
Travel Weekly, October 2015
TripAdvisor, Priceline join forces
Travel Weekly, November 2015
Expedia expands beyond OTA market with HomeAway deal
NY Times, December 2015
Hotel Reservations are Becoming More Complicated (and costlier to Cancel
Skift, December 2015
Digital Travel Marketing This Week: Is the Hotel Billboard Effect Dead?
PhocusWire, May 2014
Does the Expedia billboard effect still exist for hotels?
Travel Weekly, July 2014
Groupon eyes last-minute bookings with app
PhocusWire, January 2013
How to respond to hotel reviews (hint: not too much)
Travel Weekly, June 2013
Accor suspends exec who posted fake reviews
Travel Weekly, September 2013
Starting anew on TripAdvisor
Travel Weekly, January 2012
Report says hotels lose out with merchant sales on the Web
Travel Weekly, June 2012
New semi-opaque sales model has Priceline fighting its legacy
Travel Weekly, November 2012
Cornell study links hotel reviews and room revenue
PhocusWire, November 2012
Online reputation directly affects revenue per room in hotels – so what to do about it?
Travel Weekly, April 2011
Research firm says OTAs cost hotels $2.5 billion last year
PhocusWire, August 2011
Are online travel agency hotel commissions reasonable?
