Lawyer challenges operators’ pricing policieshttp://www.travelweekly.com/articles.aspx?articleid=38895 SAN FRANCISCO — Travel attorney Alexander Anolik informed five tour operators that he wrote to the U.S. Justice Department about what he considers price-fixing when the operators forbid discounting of their products by intermediaries. The operators he communicated with are Abercrombie & Kent, Butterfield & Robinson, Gogo Worldwide Vacations, Pleasant […]
Know Your Rights For Canceling South Asia Travel Article Originally Published at: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/7oys/print_010505_7oys_tsunami_travel.html Jan. 5 — As tsunami relief efforts continue in Asia, many are having to decide whether to go ahead with planned vacation in those areas.7 On Your Side’s Michael Finney explains your rights as a traveler.To go or not to go is […]
The Importance of Travel Insurance Mar. 22 (ABC7) — Now is the time many are planning their summer vacations; picking destinations, hotels and flights. 7 On Your Side’s Michael Finney says many are missing out on an important purchase. Phil Cameron of San Francisco is thumbing through photographs from his European vacation. His snapshots aren’t […]
How To Sue An Airline from Travel ConfidentialTM newsletter March, 2000 Air travelers who have been wronged may find that there’s nothing more intimidating than seeking legal action against an airline. From the smaller inconveniences of flight delays and lost luggage to the overwhelming tragedies of personal injury and loss of life, a […]
Hall attorneys seek ‘members of the class’By Michael Milligan Originally Posted on www.travelweekly.com WASHINGTON — Attorneys handling the Sarah Hall class-action suit against the major airlines are reviewing ARC data and other information to identify the travel agents who were in business as of October 1997, the boundary set by the courts for defining the […]
Groups may merge airline antitrust suitsBy Laura Del Rosso Originally Posted On: TravelWeekly.com SAN FRANCISCO — Two grassroots agent groups hoping to launch antitrust lawsuits against the airlines are talking about a possible merger. The two groups are Cleveland-based United Travel Agencies of America (UTAA) and Reno, Nev.-based AntiTrust Travel Agent Compensation (Attac). In the […]
Getting walked by ‘wacko’ hotel employees Question: I booked rooms for me and my brother at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto in Canada. I made the reservations back in September 2004 for a four-night stay in June 2005. The reservations were guaranteed with a credit card. My wife received a phone call in mid-January […]
Firm charges major operators with price-fixingBy David CogswellOriginally Posted on: www.travelweekly.com SAN FRANCISCO — A Chicago-based tour operator is charging that some big-name suppliers are trying to get consumers to book direct on their Web sites under the guise of "leveling the playing field" by restricting price discounting. According to Tom Stelter, chief financial officer […]
Fifth travel law symposium slated for Jan. 15Originally Posted on: www.travelweekly.com WASHINGTON — Travel Weekly and ARTA announced plans for their fifth annual National Travel Law Symposium. Taking the theme, Travel, Technology and the Law, the event is set for the Washington Marriott hotel on Jan. 15. The 2003 symposium, open to all interested travel […]
Debit memos coming hot, heavy and ‘stupid’By Nadine GodwinOriginally Published at: www.travelweekly.com NEW YORK — Travel lawyers, from their unique vantage point in the industry, report an increase this year in the number of airline debit memos, the dollars demanded in the debit memos and illogical justifications for debit memos. As travel attorney Mark Pestronk put […]