Comments on: The Prisoner’s Dilemma, the Stockholm Syndrome, or a Case of Both? http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/the-prisoner%e2%80%99s-dilemma-the-stockholm-syndrome-or-a-case-of-both/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tenant Screening Report http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/the-prisoner%e2%80%99s-dilemma-the-stockholm-syndrome-or-a-case-of-both/comment-page-1/#comment-13750 Tenant Screening Report Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:14:40 +0000 http://www.hospitalityebusiness.com/blog/?p=764#comment-13750 Fascinating... I really think this site is right on target. Keep up with the good work!. Crissy Johnson Fascinating… I really think this site is right on target. Keep up with the good work!. Crissy Johnson

]]> By: trafficsoar http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/the-prisoner%e2%80%99s-dilemma-the-stockholm-syndrome-or-a-case-of-both/comment-page-1/#comment-11275 trafficsoar Fri, 28 May 2010 12:24:15 +0000 http://www.hospitalityebusiness.com/blog/?p=764#comment-11275 Hi Max, Interesting article. While it’s all true, why blame Expedia (implicitly through the tone of the article) for taking advantage of the brand and traffic they’ve built up and of the weaknesses of the distribution systems of their “partner” hotels. Hi Max,
Interesting article. While it’s all true, why blame Expedia (implicitly through the tone of the article) for taking advantage of the brand and traffic they’ve built up and of the weaknesses of the distribution systems of their “partner” hotels.

]]> By: Alla Dolce Vita http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/the-prisoner%e2%80%99s-dilemma-the-stockholm-syndrome-or-a-case-of-both/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Alla Dolce Vita Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:49:59 +0000 http://www.hospitalityebusiness.com/blog/?p=764#comment-510 I share the vision: Expedia it's trying to create a monopoly based on "commercial slavery". Expedia trough Tripadvisor is avoiding independency of the hoteliers and managers of touristic places, compelling them to "defense" themselves on the Tripadvisor web-site which publishes uncontrolled, fake and damaging reviews. Once you are in, you are automatically compared to your competitors which are bookeble directly form Expedia or some other booking engines like Venere or others ( always owned by Expedia). Expedia want to control, manage end earn money from turism without doing the real job of hoteliers...but targetting the revenue of the activity! Expedia it's the hell of the market! I warmely invite all managers and hoteliers to realize a deeper selfconciusness that we can limit the OTAs to what they really are : some potential channels and not the ONLY ones. Sunny greetings Alla Dolce Vita I share the vision: Expedia it’s trying to create a monopoly based on “commercial slavery”.

Expedia trough Tripadvisor is avoiding independency of the hoteliers and managers of touristic places, compelling them to “defense” themselves on the Tripadvisor web-site which publishes uncontrolled, fake and damaging reviews.

Once you are in, you are automatically compared to your competitors which are bookeble directly form Expedia or some other booking engines like Venere or others ( always owned by Expedia).

Expedia want to control, manage end earn money from turism without doing the real job of hoteliers…but targetting the revenue of the activity!

Expedia it’s the hell of the market! I warmely invite all managers and hoteliers to realize a deeper selfconciusness that we can limit the OTAs to what they really are : some potential channels and not the ONLY ones.

Sunny greetings

Alla Dolce Vita

]]> By: Travel Tripper http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/the-prisoner%e2%80%99s-dilemma-the-stockholm-syndrome-or-a-case-of-both/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Travel Tripper Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:37:46 +0000 http://www.hospitalityebusiness.com/blog/?p=764#comment-399 Interesting article. While it's all true, why blame Expedia (implicitly through the tone of the article) for taking advantage of the brand and traffic they've built up and of the weaknesses of the distribution systems of their "partner" hotels. As you correctly say at the end - hotels need to buck up and get their act together. We've helped several hotels do this and we will help many more do it by providing them with the technology tools to "compete" with Expedia. Not by making them enemies but by leveraging their massive brand to the hotel or brands benefit. Interesting article. While it’s all true, why blame Expedia (implicitly through the tone of the article) for taking advantage of the brand and traffic they’ve built up and of the weaknesses of the distribution systems of their “partner” hotels.

As you correctly say at the end – hotels need to buck up and get their act together. We’ve helped several hotels do this and we will help many more do it by providing them with the technology tools to “compete” with Expedia. Not by making them enemies but by leveraging their massive brand to the hotel or brands benefit.

]]> By: michael webster http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/the-prisoner%e2%80%99s-dilemma-the-stockholm-syndrome-or-a-case-of-both/comment-page-1/#comment-286 michael webster Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:20:38 +0000 http://www.hospitalityebusiness.com/blog/?p=764#comment-286 This is an interesting article. However, the concession game that Expedia is playing is not a multi person version of the prisoner's dilemma game, or any social dilemma. Brandeburg, in Co-opetition, described this concession game in the beginning of his book. Well worth the read, in my opinion. This is an interesting article.

However, the concession game that Expedia is playing is not a multi person version of the prisoner’s dilemma game, or any social dilemma.

Brandeburg, in Co-opetition, described this concession game in the beginning of his book. Well worth the read, in my opinion.

]]> By: Steven Gradmore http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/the-prisoner%e2%80%99s-dilemma-the-stockholm-syndrome-or-a-case-of-both/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Steven Gradmore Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:33:21 +0000 http://www.hospitalityebusiness.com/blog/?p=764#comment-276 I don't see a revolution here. Choice never had good enough participation compared to their portfolio size. Besides, key franchisees will get back on Expedia quite quickly, regional brand owners will go on EQC and just pay a few points higher. Everybody happy. Other Choice hotels just put their eggs in another basket and Expedia will make up loss of inventory from other suppliers. This seems quite erroneus and simply anti-Expedia: "industry-friendly OTAs like Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline/Bookings.com and their global networks". Excuse me? Booking.com being friendly to hotels? When? The largest seller of hotel rooms in Europe (Booking.com) is the biggest bully of them hotel. Too many hotels/markets have been pushed into corners by Bcom so far. I don’t see a revolution here. Choice never had good enough participation compared to their portfolio size. Besides, key franchisees will get back on Expedia quite quickly, regional brand owners will go on EQC and just pay a few points higher. Everybody happy.
Other Choice hotels just put their eggs in another basket and Expedia will make up loss of inventory from other suppliers.

This seems quite erroneus and simply anti-Expedia: “industry-friendly OTAs like Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline/Bookings.com and their global networks”.
Excuse me? Booking.com being friendly to hotels? When?
The largest seller of hotel rooms in Europe (Booking.com) is the biggest bully of them hotel. Too many hotels/markets have been pushed into corners by Bcom so far.

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