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As reported by Clive Dorman, at The Age, “A Travel law specialist has warned that government advice about travel to Indonesia may technically invalidate travel insurance for trips to the holiday island of Bali.Even though insurers continue to cover travellers to Bali, Tony Cordato, of Sydney’s Cordato Partners Tourism Lawyers, believes the Department of Foreign […]

As stated by the US Department Of Justice, “WASHINGTON — U.K.-based British Airways Plc and South Korean-based Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. have each agreed to plead guilty and pay separate $300 million criminal fines for their roles in conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights, announced the Department of Justice. Today’s

Oberlandesgericht Wien (Vienna Court of Appeal) recently decided that tour organizers and travel agents have a duty to inform about Ramadan related restrictions in hotel services. Plaintiff had booked a package tour to Abu Dahbi including accommodation in the well reputed luxury hotel “Emirates Palace”. At arrival plaintiff and his wife were told that due

“China’s advice to its citizens who travel abroad: No fighting, no shouting and, please, no extortion.The new guidelines for Chinese tourists, posted on the Foreign Ministry’s Web site Tuesday, cover a wide range of dangerous or problem behavior to help head off trouble. Travelers are told to avoid drawing attention to themselves, respect local customs,

According to the EU Press Room, “The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation Travelport’s proposed acquisition of sole control of Worldspan. Both companies provide electronic travel distribution services through a Global Distribution System (GDS). The Commission was initially concerned that the proposed transaction would give rise to competition concerns on the market

“The Vatican is to launch a low-cost charter flight service to transport pilgrims to holy sites worldwide.The inaugural flight on 27 August will go from Rome to Lourdes in France.A small Italian airline, Mistral, will provide the planes, with the interiors decorated with sacred inscriptions such as: ‘I search for your face, Lord.’Other destinations could

Following the OFT’s warning to the holiday and travel industry in February, the OFT has successfully taken action against 13 airlines that did not include all fixed, non-optional costs, such as taxes, in prices on their websites.As a result eleven airlines have already changed their advertisements and websites (both their homepages and booking processes) to

Citing concerns about terrorism, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that airline passengers lose their right to object to a search after they go through initial security screenings. Judge Carlos Bea wrote that requiring authorization from passengers during ongoing searches “makes little sense in a post 9/11 world.”The San Francisco-based court, ruling

The United States Court of Appeals upheld a lower Federal Court’s ruling against American Airlines. The airline forced an elderly woman to check her bag along with necessary medical devices.The airline lost her checked items. The victim died at age 65 after flying from Los Angeles to Guyana in 1997. It is thought that this

British Airways was fined a total of £269 million for conspiring to fix the price of air fares but the airline could be forced to pay out millions more to passengers seeking compensation.The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) fined BA £121.5 million for anti-competitive behaviour, the largest penalty it has levied against a single company.