Online Travel Sites Sued By Cities Demanding Taxes
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(CBS) DALLAS Several cities around the country have sued Web-based travel clearinghouses such as Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz, claiming they have failed to pay millions of dollars in hotel taxes. San Antonio filed a class-action lawsuit this week seeking to recover lost taxes, and Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago have filed similar suits. The state of Texas and two of its biggest cities, Dallas and Houston, are considering their own actions. San Antonio believes online travel agencies negotiate room discounts from hotels, and sell the rooms at a markup to consumers. The agencies, though, only pay hotel...
Published on Sunday 5th of September 2010 09:14:51 AM
Web Site Error Gives Travelers Super Discounts
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CHICAGO (Nov. 12) - Online travel agency Expedia.com said a glitch last week allowed some travelers to book hotel stays in Japan at stunningly low prices and that only some of these reservations would be honored. Expedia.com, run by Expedia Inc., posted incorrect prices for two Hilton International hotels in Japan. Some customers reported prices as low as $2 a night. The agency blamed the mix-up on an "isolated processing incident" at Hilton. A hotel spokeswoman described it as a "technical glitch" on Hilton's side. Expedia said Friday that Hilton would honor some of these bookings and that other customers...
Published on Sunday 5th of September 2010 09:14:51 AM
Expedia, Inc. and United Nations Foundation Announce World Heritage Partnership
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Expedia, Inc. and United Nations Foundation Announce World Heritage Partnership - Agreement Focuses on Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development, and Promotion of World Heritage Sites and Communities Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE), one of the world's leading travel service companies, and the United Nations Foundation (UN Foundation), an innovative public charity created by Ted Turner to increase support for the United Nations, today announced a joint initiative to promote sustainable tourism and awareness of World Heritage sites and communities around the world. The partnership will benefit these places of cultural and natural interest by offering travel opportunities, consumer education, matching donations, and...
Published on Sunday 5th of September 2010 09:14:51 AM
Orbitz being challenged to the White House - Are these guys serious?
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Rivals of the airline-owned ticket distributor Orbitz head to the White House on Tuesday to try to convince the Bush administration to curb the venture. Executives from Orbitz competitors such as Travelocity.com and Expedia Inc. said they will take their competition concerns about the airline joint venture into a series of meetings with high-level officials in the White House, the U.S. Transportation Department, and members of Congress. "We appeal to the Administration to intervene immediately and decisively -- before irreparable harm to consumers and competition occurs," five industry executives wrote in a letter to President Bush. The letter also was...
Published on Sunday 5th of September 2010 09:14:51 AM
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