New York’s state legislature has passed a new bill that will require third-party reservation services to obtain permission from restaurants to book on their behalf. The bill, dubbed the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act, says that third party reservation services such as Resy and OpenTable cannot “advertise, promote, or sell reservations” on its platforms for a […]
A press conference held by Gov. Kristi Noem, regarding the U.S.-Mexico border and cartels on South Dakota’s nine Indian reservations, did not glean much more information than what she has already publicly stated. But Noem did talk about the issue of cartel influence in a broader sense than before. Noem, citing data from the Drug […]
Brown sophomore Alex Eisler has a lucrative side hustle selling restaurant reservations. He vends them on nascent platform Appointment Trader. Eisler told BI his most expensive sale was $1,358 for an omakase reservation in Boston. Need more proof that the scalper and bot-fueled restaurant reservation-selling ecosystem has intensified to new heights? Brown University student Alex […]
Every year, it seems that more national parks are requiring timed-entry reservations. Sometimes, it’s just to drive into a park. Other times, it’s for specific, sought-after activities. This summer is no different, with Mount Rainier and Yosemite joining the mix. The requirements add an extra step and expense for travelers, but they’re not meant to […]
Airbnb said it’s updating its policy to make it easier for reservations to be canceled and refunded without consequences due to “foreseeable weather events.” The short-term vacation rental company announced Thursday that its existing extenuating circumstances policy would be renamed to the major disruptive events policy to better reflect the new cancellation and refund support […]
OPINION. The Navajo Nation, which covers some 27,000 miles, has only 214 law enforcement officers and just three criminal investigators. With a population nearing 400,000, the Navajo Nation is home to 661 registered sex offenders. Between 2019 and 2022, there were 233 instances where cases were not pursued by federal prosecutors, including 75 involving child […]
Tribal nations need more money from Congress to keep people safe, their leaders told federal lawmakers. Officials representing tribes in Oklahoma and 14 other states said Wednesday that inadequate funding has hamstrung their criminal justice systems, leaving them unable to fully address the opioid crisis. Many leaders also called on Congress to restore the power […]
The Senate TV ad wars are beginning. Senate Majority PAC, Democrats’ largest outside group focused on Senate races, is placing its first ad buys for the fall ad campaign in two key states. These initial reservations, the first of many to be made in the coming months, include $27 million in Montana and $36 million […]
When Alicia Stroble filed her taxes every year, she always stopped at the questions that asked if she lived on tribal lands and worked for her tribe. Yes and yes, she always thought. She belonged to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, worked for her tribe and lived within the reservation Creek people had been promised. After […]
Never Back Down, which has been the main super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Republican presidential primary, has canceled its remaining TV ad reservations in Iowa and New Hampshire. In a statement, the group’s chairman indicated that Fight Right, another super PAC backing DeSantis, will handle TV ad spending going forward while […]