Crackdown: Bad publicity for retailersBy Laura Del Rosso Originally Published on: TravelWeekly.com SAN FRANCISCO — The attorney general’s press release listing travel agencies that violated California’s Seller of Travel law disturbed ARTA legal counsel Alexander Anolik here because it listed agents who failed to register along with those who were charged with much more serious wrongdoing. The […]
Cancelled Flights Don’t Always Mean Refunds Originally published on Kron4’s website BAY AREA (KRON) — With airlines cutting back on flights, Contact 4 has been hearing more complaints from consumers who say they’re not getting refunds although they’ve paid in full It wasn’t a mechanics strike, but a terrorist strike that caused Dina Lisha’s problems. […]
The Bottom Line On Airline Bumping Originally Published at: http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_180203058.html Reported by: Jeanette Pavini (CBS 5) SFO is expecting big crowds over the 4th of July holiday weekend. More than half a million travelers will pass through the airport between Friday and Tuesday. That means you should arrive at least 90 minutes before a […]
ASTA set to sue defunct line’s estateBy Rebecca Tobin Originally Published at: Travelweekly.com ALEXANDRIA, Va. — ASTA is going to court to stop the estate of Renaissance Cruises from suing travel agents for commissions paid on cruises that never sailed.The Society this week intends to file a class-action suit in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern […]
Anolik: Ease agent penalty for stolen ticketsComplete presentations:Barry Roberts, Roberts & HundertmarkDoug Crozier, Heifetz, Crozier, LawMark Pestronk, Law Offices of Mark PestronkTerry F. Lazar,Global Reservation SystemKathleen O. Argiropoulos, Airlines Reporting Corp.Bruce Bishins, U.S. Travel Agent RegistryOriginally Published at: TravelWeely.com By Fran Durbin WASHINGTON — San Francisco attorney Alexander Anolik said he believes he has come […]
Agent wins pay claim against Princess By Rebecca Tobin Originally Published on: www.travelweekly.com BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A small claims court awarded a Los Angeles travel agent $2,363 after the agent sued Princess Cruises for unpaid commissions. Cecilia Pedroza of Pedroza Travel Center said Princess denied her commission because the line canceled the Grand Princess’ […]
Agents File Federal Court Petitions to Force SunTrips Into Bankruptcy From: Travel Trade By John Stone Four travel agencies seeking a combined $49,000 worth of unpaid sales commissions have filed involuntary petitions in a California federal court to force the tour operator SunTrips into a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy, if declared by the […]
By Nadine Godwin OAKLAND, Calif. — A small claims court here ruled in favor of a travel agent who was sued by a German client who claimed the agent should have warned her to carry her passport when traveling from the U.S. to Mexico.The agent, Peggy Jensen, sold a SunTrips Cancun package to a group […]
By Fran Durbin http://www.travelweekly.com/articles.aspx?articleid=16210 AIRFAX, Va. — Pedroza Travel Agency of Los Angeles defeated ARC in a stolen-ticket-liability case — and escaped liability of an estimated $1.8 million — by citing an ambiguity in ARC’s ticket-security rules. The rules allow agents to keep one spare box of tickets on the premises for each printer "maintained" […]
’We never had any problems. There were no bells or whistles from American.’ Karen Meyer co-owner Tour World Travel Wichita Falls, Texas By Laura Del Rosso SAN FRANCISCO — A Texas travel agency facing a $400,000 debit memo for misuse of government fares filed suit here against American Airlines for "acts of interstate extortion," claiming […]