Agoda’s ‘Agojis’ front the OTA’s new brand campaign, which are not to be confused with emojis, animojis, Bitmojis, or Memojis.

Do you live in constant fear of the power and might of OTAs? Well, it might be best to skip over this news then.

Do you try to keep tabs on OTAs? Well, Travel Weekly has saved you from doing some of the legwork here.

Coincidentally, Travel Weekly’s editor is also trialling a new look. However, his cornrows are far less “fresh” than Agoda’s swanky new font and dots with eyes.

This study suggests that either agents are getting better at selling holidays, or Aussies are becoming uglier. Or both.

Sadly, there was no accompanying photo for this press release, so we’ve had to resort to a boring stock contract signing pic.

The naughty kids of the travel industry classroom (aka hotel booking sites) have agreed to sit up straight and behave following a talking-to from a competition watchdog.

Sadly, Agoda’s Peter Allen does not advise agents to hand out free avocados or discounted rates for first home buyers. Worth the read, nonetheless.

Our bucket list consists of attempting to eat a bucket-sized amount of guacamole. Agoda’s list is a bit more interesting.

Just as an add-on to that, Sydney is better than Melbourne. That has nothing to do with this article, but we wanted to reinforce it.

Do Aussie travellers prefer to stuff their faces or check out the scenery? Personally, TW likes to eat while strolling (into the next restaurant).

It’s been playing hard to get for some time now, but Booking.com has become the first major online travel agency to get involved with TripAdvisor’s Instant Booking.