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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
More Ahead for SuntripsOriginally Posted: www.travelagewest.com/articles.aspx?article=4905 June 26, 2006 Two travel agencies sued SunTrips and its parent corporation, seeking restitution of unpaid commissions on behalf of all agencies and to stop the sale of the tour business until agency commissions are secured. The plaintiff agencies are Community World Travel of Denver and Four Winds […]
Suntrips Trip Refund That Never Came CBS 13/UPN 31 Originally posted: http://cbs13.com/consumer/local_story_096005707.html April 5, 2006 Dulcey Rood loves the sun, especially the Mexican Sun. She and her husband Robert were married in Mexico. They’ve been back seven times. There would’ve been an eighth trip this past Christmas, but they had to cancel because Robert […]
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 Holidays and Tauck. Anolik, who […]
Banking on Travel March 19, 2004 TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS By Heather Won Tesoriero As appeared in the Wall Street Journal of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose Metropolitan Area; Denver Metropolitan Area; Springfield – Holyoke Metropolitan Area; and Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. WITH HIGH-PROFILE bankruptcies this past year shortchanging some travels, many are unaware of a […]
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 […]