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 […]
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’ […]
Travel LawBY ALEXANDER ANOLIK In countries the world over, travel and tourism is one of the largest service industries. In the United States, tourism is one of the three largest businesses in the nation, and the second largest employer. As leisure time and disposable income have increased, and with more corporate travelers servicing their businesses […]
On the Road with Bill McGee Most of us intend to prevent trouble before it even starts by making good travel planning decisions and straightening out problems as they arise. But every traveler knows that sooner or later they’ll take "The Trip from Hell." And then the trip turns into being all about filing a […]
TravelAgeWest http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=491 ARTA’s Chairman Nancy Linares told her membership last week that the association would ask commission settlement company NPC to hold off implementing new fees for its Commission Express program or face retaliation. Linares said that in the past, NPC has sent checks (twice a week, in many cases) to participating agencies for commissions […]
Mystery at Sea: Who Polices the Ships? By CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTTFebruary 26, 2006From the New York TImesOriginally Posted on: http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/travel/26crime.html?pagewanted=print MENTION crime on cruise ships, and George Smith, the honeymooner who vanished from Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas last year, comes to mind — particularly if you watch cable TV. But Connie Eagerton is reminded […]
NCL Pride of America to Host Regis and Kelly Originally published at: http://www.modernagent.com/x/modernagent/visitor/resources/travelpulse.cds?f=4-26-2005#1499 July 6, 2005 NCL America’s newest ship, the U.S.-flagged Pride of America, will host the daytime TV show "Live with Regis and Kelly" on its maiden voyage June 18-24 down the East Coast. The program will air a full week’s of […]
LOS ANGELES TIMESTRAVEL Q&AYour port of call is suddenly canceled. Now what?By: Laurie BergerOriginally Posted: http://www.latimes.com/services/site/premium/interceptlogin.registerFebruary 6, 2005 Question: My husband and I booked a seven-day golf cruise to the Mexican Riviera last year on the Radisson Seven Seas Mariner. Upon boarding the ship in November, we discovered that one of the three scheduled ports, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Originally published on Kron4’s website Posted: January 21, 2003 at 6:03 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — January is prime season for cruise bookings and many cruise lines are now offering bargains to lure the reluctant, cautious or budget-conscious traveler. One trend to beware of is cruise lines increasingly including travel insurance automatically in their fares. […]
Caribbean Agencies ‘Overlooked’ in Caps Payout"We were capped on February 1995, the same as the domestic agents." — Bernice Cordero, ASTA, Puerto Rico/U.S.V.I. chapterBy Michael MilliganOriginally Published on: TravelWeekly.com WASHINGTON — At least 600 travel agencies in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands did not get checks from the settlement of the 1995 commission […]