With an increase in bankruptcies, travel insurers’ business booming By Barry EstabrookNew York Times Posted Sept. 4, 2003 For those aboard the ship World Discoverer, an Around the Ring of Fire cruise proved memorable — perhaps too much so. The small luxury ship sailed last spring from the Japanese island of Hokkaido with a full […]
By R. Scott Macintosh and Judi Erickson TravelAgeWest Originally published at: http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2448 The Department of Justice has found the proposed settlement with Lufthansa Airlines in agents’ landmark suit against the major carriers raises “serious concerns under antitrust laws.” In a letter filed with the court and sent to attorneys last week, the department asks Lufthansa […]
Orlando Sentinel By Catherine Wilson The Associated Press Posted August 28 2003 MIAMI — An appeals court reinstated a medical negligence suit Wednesday against Carnival Cruise Lines in a case that attorneys say has wide implications for passengers who need medical care aboard ships. The 3rd District Court of Appeal revived a lawsuit by the […]
By Kevin Brass http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2420 It began two years ago when an irate client confronted Cecilia Pedroza with a car rental bill for $100 more than she said the car would cost. Unaware of the fees the rental car agency had tacked on to the bill after she booked the reservation, at first Pedroza, owner of […]
THE NEW YORK TIMES August 17, 2003 PRACTICAL TRAVELER The Risk of Insolvency By BARRY ESTABROOK For those aboard the ship World Discoverer, this spring’s Around the Ring of Fire cruise proved memorable – perhaps too much so. The small luxury ship sailed from the Japanese island of Hokkaido with a full complement of […]
By Kevin Brass http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2352 Attorneys for agents would receive a $1 million upfront payment and lead plaintiff Sarah Futch Hall would receive $100,000 as part of the landmark antitrust-case settlement with Lufthansa, according to recently filed court documents. Although the outline of the deal was announced in late June, the upfront payments to the attorneys […]
www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2323 By Kevin Brass 7/7/2003 Within hours of signing a settlement agreement with Lufthansa Airlines, Jeanine Flaugher, one of the lead plaintiffs in the class-action agent suit against 17 airlines, changed her mind about the deal. “It stinks,” said Flaugher, who owns Flowers Travel in Belleville, Ill., with her husband, John. “Even though I signed, […]
By Jorge Sidron Travel Weekly June 23, 2003 San Francisco—Six major car rental companies have been slapped with a class-action lawsuit accusing them of “systematically and regularly” underreporting and underpaying travel agent commissions. The lawsuit, filed by four travel agencies and an individual agent in state superior court in San Diego, alleges that the […]
Originally Published on Kron 4’s website April 21, 2003 at 5:50 p.m. BAY AREA (KRON) — The state of the travel industry these days has many consumers worried that their spring and summer trips might run into trouble. You can buy insurance for your travels, but is it really worth your money? With all that’s […]
By Jerry Chandler www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2101 3/10/2003 The California Attorney General’s office has asked at least one prominent San Francisco law firm for information on TQ3 Travel Solutions. The aim, according to travel attorney Alexander Anolik, is to help determine if one of the world’s largest providers of travel management services is in violation of the state’s […]