NB: This is a guest article by Al Anolik, a travel law attorney at Anolik Law Group in California, US. A class action suit was filed this week in California against various major online travel retailers and hotel chains alleging antitrust violations in relation to resale price management (RPM) agreements. RPM exists when an agreement between actors […]
The Big Kahuna The California Sellers of Travel Law The OSSN Agent The Official Newspaper of the Outside Sales Support NetworkSeptember / October 2001 By Al AnolikARTA General Counsel The California Sellers of Travel Law was enacted in September 1994. “Sellers of travel” who are located in California, or located outside of California but selling […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=1402 By Kevin Brass Jerry Vaclav says bankrupt Renaissance Cruises will have to go to court if it wants him to return a commission he believes he earned in good faith. "I would rather spend the money on attorney fees than return it," said Vaclav, owner of J&K Travel in Austin, Texas. Vaclav’s response […]
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 […]
From the Los Angeles Times Construction noise ruins a couple’s stay at an expensive hotel. By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer December 27, 2007Originally Posted: http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-spot30dec30 Question: On our 25th wedding anniversary, we decided to splurge and stay at a luxury hotel in Paris. Unfortunately, we were given a room next to […]
USA Today Posted 10/3/2006 3:32 PM ET Question: We booked a five-night, six-day all-inclusive vacation in June for our family, including our three young children, at Beaches Turks & Caicos through Unique Vacations, Beaches’ travel partner. But conditions at the resort were deplorable and we had to leave after the first night. It was not […]
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 […]