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• Alabama Supreme Court And Leon County Circuit Court Unanimously Side With Online Travel Companies

  TravelTech on April 23, 2012
  
  Decisions represent clear victories for online travel companies, and demonstrate futility of similar litigation » Read More

• Alabama Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Online Travel Companies In Lodging Tax Dispute

  TravelTech on April 17, 2012
  
  Decision represents another clear victory for online travel companies » Read More

• Tennessee Legislature Takes A Pass On New Travel Tax

  TravelTech on April 6, 2012
  
  Legislators Place HB 3319 in Summer Study Committee, Properly Recognizing the Complications of Taxing Travel Agent Services » Read More

• Tennessee Legislators Continue The Fight To Create New Taxes

  TravelTech on March 28, 2012
  
  Legislation Proposed in the wake of Federal Court Ruling that Existing Law Does Not Apply to Travel Reservation Services » Read More

• Airline Fees: Chuck Schumer Asks Airlines To Drop Seat Fee For Kids

  TravelTech on March 27, 2012
  
  In the past five years, airlines have added fees for checked baggage, watching TV, skipping security lines, boarding early and ensuring better seats. New York Senator Charles Schumer is currently urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without having to pay extra. » Read More

• Knoxville Legislators Leading The Charge To Create New Taxes

  TravelTech on March 22, 2012
  
  Legislation Proposed in the Wake of Federal Court Ruling that Existing Law Does Not Apply to Travel Reservation Services » Read More

• Priceline Says Tax Will Hurt Tourism, Malloy Administration Disagrees

  TravelTech on March 20, 2012
  
  There is a bill in the works in Connecticut that would tax hotel rooms resold by online travel companies. Opposition to this cites research from the ITSA that shows for every one percent increase in price, there is a corresponding two percent drop in demand. » Read More

• Online Travel To Represent A Third Of Total Global Travel Market

  TravelTech on March 20, 2012
  
  Online travel arrangements have continued to grow in popularity across the American and European continents and there is growth potential in large parts of the Asia-Pacific region as well. The “online travel segment” is forecasted to represent almost a third of the global travel market. » Read More

• IATA, GDS Companies Butt Heads Over Merchandising Capabilities

  TravelTech on March 12, 2012
  
  There is currently controversy over ideal method of distributing secondary products, the claim being that the technology is too outdated for the way that airlines are breaking up travel expenses. Based on discussions at industry events, it has become clear that a typical travel agency will not have the technology to support new airline products and services coming from a direct XML connection. » Read More

• Courts Say Online Travel Companies Can’t Be Taxed

  TravelTech on March 12, 2012
  
  It seems to be a trend that various courts around the country have dismissed cases brought against online travel companies for avoiding hotel occupancy tax ordinances. The ITSA hopes that other municipalities will recognize this trend. » Read More

• ITSA Applauds The Oregonian Legislature For Not Raising Taxes And Preserving Tourism Promotion

  TravelTech on March 6, 2012
  
  Salem, OR, March 6, 2012 – The Interactive Travel Services Association (ITSA), the voice of the online travel industry, appreciates the wisdom of the Oregon Legislature for not enacting SB 1519, which would have imposed new service taxes on Oregon travel and tourism. Oregon joins a number of other states, including Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Massachusetts that have considered and rejected these taxes as unworkable and harmful to tourism and job creation. » Read More

• Response To The Oregonian About Hotel Occupancy Taxes

  TravelTech on February 28, 2012
  
  In response to “Mr. Shatner, can you help,” 2/25/12 » Read More

• Tennessee, Pennsylvania And Kentucky Courts Affirm Decisions For Online Travel Companies In Occupancy

  TravelTech on February 22, 2012
  
  Courts continue the growing trend of dismissing cases brought against online travel companies » Read More

• Statement From ITSA Regarding Florida HB 1393

  TravelTech on February 16, 2012
  
  Statement from the Interactive Travel Services Association Regarding Florida HB 1393 » Read More

• Response To The Park City Record About Hotel Occupancy Taxes

  TravelTech on February 13, 2012
  
  In response to “Online travel companies ducking taxes,” 2/10/12 » Read More

• Statement From The Interactive Travel Services Association Regarding Virginia SB 671

  TravelTech on February 7, 2012
  
  Joseph Rubin, the President of the Interactive Travel Services Association (ITSA), the voice for online travel companies and global distribution systems had the following response to the Virginia Senate Committee on Finance’s decision on SB 671: » Read More

• Do Airline Prices Still Need Asterisks

  TravelTech on January 26, 2012
  
  The U.S. government’s rules to curb deceptive airline advertising have gone into effect. The new rules deal with baggage fees, reservations and other extra fees. » Read More

• Fairsearch Blasts Google Flight Search Ad Model As Online Travel Group Enlists

  TravelTech on January 26, 2012
  
  FairSearch is alleging that Google Flight Search could be violating some consumer protection laws and ITSA has decided to back the lobbying group. » Read More

• Hotel Chains Create Joint Reservations Site

  TravelTech on January 22, 2012
  
  Roomkey.com is a new website that lets travelers book rooms via the Web with promises of low rates, extensive selection and brand loyalty points. The ITSA says though that their members have spent years building brand loyalty and it will be difficult to dislodge. » Read More

• Where Is The Consumer Interest In A Limited Google Flight Search?

  TravelTech on November 7, 2011
  
  Google has launched its first version of a flight search tool. While this sounds like a great idea it may not be all it’s cracked up to be. » Read More

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