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Plaintiff took a package tour to Mauritius. Upon return on Aug. 18, 2005 he immedaitely complained with the tour operator about malperfomance of the package tour contract. About one year later, on Aug. 11, 2006 he filed a law suit claiming for (partly) repayment of the package tour price and compensation for loss of holiday […]

A key sticking point in negotiations over Open Skies II, which are set to resume in May, is the issue of foreign ownership of U.S. airlines.The competing views of Europe and the U.S. seemed to drift further apart this month: while in the U.S., Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, reaffirmed

After years of underpaying transient occupancy taxes on hotel rooms, U.S. top online travel companies are being forced to pay the City of Anaheim the difference, plus penalties and interest, said a spokesman for the city’s legal counsel. The US$21.3 million ruling is expected to influence a host of similar suits filed on behalf of

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), a forum for business leaders in the Travel & Tourism industry issued an official statement setting out the vision and commitment of Travel & Tourism industry leaders to tackle Climate Change as one of the single biggest threats to the world.The report entitled “Leading the Challenge on Climate

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) has called for stronger controls after the grounding of an expedition cruise ship in Antarctica this week, the fourth such accident in that region over the last three years. ASOC said said Tuesday’s grounding of Quark Expeditions’ Ocean Nova was cause for concern. Marguerite Bay, where the accident

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 2 Dec 2008 – Sylvia Bienek v Condor Flugdienst GmbHCase C-525/08Questions referred1. Does a change in reservation to another flight constitute a situation covered by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event

Due to a report by The Sunday Times, British government is building a secret database to track and hold the international travel records of all Britons. The intelligence centre will store names, addresses, telephone numbers, seat reservations, travel itineraries and credit card details for all passenger movements in and out of the UK each year.

The Florida attorney general’s office has reached an agreement with Oceana Cruises and Classic Cruise Holdings in which the cruise lines will refund a total of more than $3 million to cruisers who were charged fuel surcharges. The agreements were reached after the Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division received several hundred complaints from around the

Legislation that would ban smoking on Waikiki Beach advanced in Hawaii Legislature Supporters say the bill could help boost tourism, while opponents say it will hinder an already struggling industry. “The beach is littered with cigarette butts, and this will make a statement that we want to keep one of our great resources litter-free. When

On Nov. 6, 2008 Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) decided to file a reference for Preliminary Ruling to European Court of Justice in regard to interpretation of Reg. 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, asking whethera journey on a cargo ship (including transport, overnight stays, some recreational