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In a recent decision (C-463/06 of 13. December 2007) European Court of Justice held that an injured party in a road traffic accident may bring an action directly against the insurer before the courts for the place in a Member State where that injured party is domiciled, provided that such a direct action is permitted […]

India’s Supreme Court has issued a notice to a state-run airline asking it to explain why an air steward was sacked for wearing a big moustache.Victor Joynath De was grounded by Indian – formerly called Indian Airlines- in 2001 for refusing to shave off his handlebar moustache. He had earlier lost a case in a

The personal spaceflight business — also known as space tourism — will face high hurdles from the insurance business in its early years, according to several industry experts.Policy costs will be extremely high until companies fly without incident at least three times. And a string of early failures may well doom startups to business failure,

Federal officials are working to finish a proposed rule that threatens to dramatically alter the itineraries of many foreign-flagged cruise ships, such as those operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean and others, by requiring much longer port stays.The proposed change would require 48-hour stays, instead of the usual four- to 12-hour visits, at foreign

As reported by Christopher Bodeen and Alan Scher Zagier at The Wenatchee World Online, “BEIJING — They’re paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson’s, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments — and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments

No ID? No problem. In Sweden, all the identification you need to board an airplane is now at your fingertips—literally. Scandinavian Airlines Sweden (SAS) now allows travelers with luggage to board domestic flights by providing a scan of their index fingerprint.The system is designed to address a European Union aviation security regulation requiring passengers who

The Board of Airline Representatives in the Netherlands (Barin) is taking the Dutch government to court to challenge the environmental tax set to take effect July 1, an Air France-KLM spokesperson told Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad.The court case is expected to begin March 5, with Schiphol Group perhaps also slated to join, the report said.The

The commission published a summary on the basis of the contributions to the Working document that was published on the SANCO web page in July 2007. All replies sent in until mid November have been considered.65 responses were received of which 12 from Member States, 1 from an EFTA state, 29 from business stakeholders, 20

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) filed comments yesterday with the Department of Transportation (DOT) on the issue of Oversales and Denied Boarding Compensation. ASTA provided the DOT with numerous recommendations for updating the more than 20-year old rules that currently govern the process of Denied Boarding Compensation practices.In its comments, ASTA: Stated that

Despite repercussions of the ongoing global credit crunch, Travel&Tourism; leaders revealed that the industry will moderately be impacted and signalled continued growth rates for 2008 at a reduced pace.According to the recent research produced by the World Travel&Tourism; Council (WTTC) and Oxford Economics (OE), Travel&Tourism; entered this recent period on the back of another solid