Tips For Not Losing Luggage Originally published on Kron4’s website It is one of those things that ruins a vacation – the airline losing or misplacing your luggage. It’s a nightmare that affects millions of airline passengers a year. The good news is only one half of 1% of luggage checked-in gets lost. But with about a billion pieces […]
"The Truth About Travel Agent Unions" Unlike death and taxes-the only things in life that are supposed to be certain-the law can prove to be exceedingly gray and indefinite. That’s the case with issues like the formation of a labor union for travel agency owners, front-line employees, and independent contractor agents. Last year, several travel agency […]
TCRC head aims to open up Calif. fund meetings Originally Published here: http://www.travelweekly.com/articles.aspx?articleid=31326 By Laura Del Rosso SAN DIEGO — Antoine Georges wants to let a little sunshine in on the inner workings of the Travel Consumer Restitution Corp. (TCRC), the entity in charge of doling out refunds to California residents financially hurt by […]
Symposium to feature Web firms’ attorneys WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Cruise.com, Travelocity and Worldspan — representing a spectrum of Web-focused businesses — will be panelists during the fifth annual National Travel Law Symposium set for Jan. 15 here. Taking the theme Travel, Technology and the Law, the event is set for the Washington Marriott. The speakers […]
State Regulations: Enforcement is key For details from the 10 most significant travel agent laws, see State Regulations: Who requires what By Nadine Godwin Originally Published here: http://www.travelweekly.com/articles.aspx?articleid=31691 A number of state governments regulate travel agents, or try to, but often the level of enforcement activity is not high. As a result, some agents find […]
State Regulations: Cross-border issuesPrevious articles in the State Regulations series: -Disclosure by the book -Laws seen as fundraisers -Enforcement is key -Who requires what The following is part of a series of articles that provides an in-depth look at state laws governing travel agents and the impact of those laws on the trade. See a sidebar story below on […]
State Regulations: Contractor complicationsPrevious articles in the State Regulations series: o Cross-border issueso Disclosure by the booko Laws seen as fundraiserso Enforcement is keyo Who requires what The following is part of a series of articles that provides an in-depth look at state laws governing travel agents and the impact of those laws on the trade. […]
State Regulations: Disclosure by the book Previous articles in the State Regulations series: • Laws seen as fundraisers• Enforcement is key• Who requires what Originally Published here: http://www.travelweekly.com The following is part of a series of articles that provides an in-depth look at state laws governing travel agents and the impact of those laws on the trade. […]
Society wins latest ruling in California lawsuitBy Laura Del Rosso Originally Published on www.travelweekly.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ASTA has won another ruling from the California Superior Court here in its fight against the Consumer Action League, which this spring sued more than 200 travel agencies because, the league claimed, they failed to post their California […]
Seminar to train agents to mediate disputes By Laura Del Rosso Originally published on www.travelweekly.com SAN FRANCISCO — A long-time travel agent and an industry attorney are looking to mediation to fill what they believe is a need in the industry: a less-expensive alternative to litigation to resolve disputes. Couples going through divorce, businesses and […]