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Articles tagged “legal”

Airlines

Supreme Court rejects airline challenge to fee display and cancellation rules

The Supreme Court correctly came down on the side of transparency in airfare advertising. Upholding more lenient cancellation rules could have a large impact.

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Spirit flight attendants files suit against airline for healthcare benefits discrimination

Is it surprising? This is Sprit, after, the most spiritless airlines in the industry.

Arlene Satchell, Sun Sentinel | 11 years ago

Spirit flight attendants files suit against airline for healthcare benefits discrimination

Online Travel

California attorney general cracks down on Delta, United and others for mobile privacy policies

A state-by-state effort to please everyone is a hassle, but California's combination of activism and Silicon Valley smarts gives it the right balance to set the standard for the rest of the country.

Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Hotels

Corporate hotelization shut down in residential San Francisco neighborhoods

Corporations aren’t allowed to lease short-term stays on long-term contracts, which isn’t much different from Airbnb’s shared housing model that the board says it’s still creating regulations for.

Skift | 12 years ago

Corporate hotelization shut down in residential San Francisco neighborhoods

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb hires someone it hopes can help overcome its users’ legal issues

Unlike Hantman's previous job, his role at Airbnb will require city-by-city battles over the zoning restrictions and tax issues that complicate the prospects of an IPO.

Skift | 12 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Cities like San Francisco struggle with embracing Airbnb or cracking down on its illegal rentals

Before Airbnb gets IPO-big, they'll need to figure out how to make their rentals legal in big cities like San Francisco or New York where a big chunk of their future will be determined.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

British tour operator angry about the weather wants to sue the weather man

It's hard to imagine that a bit of dampness would lead an English family to not go outdoors. Perhaps the park operator just needs to calm down with a relaxing day in the sun.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

Booking.com goes on the offensive against UK rate-fixing allegations

The provisional decision in the UK about hotels' and OTAs' pricing practices is a shot heard round the world. If other countries pile on, the dollars at stake would be huge.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Spirit Airlines advertised its fees as government taxes, so now it’s getting sued

Spirit responded to the DOT's 2011 ruling regarding fare disclosure by claiming in advertising that the higher prices were government charges as opposed to fees like tacking on for boarding passes or booking with a credit card.

Hannah Sampson, Miami Herald | 12 years ago

Spirit Airlines advertised its fees as government taxes, so now it’s getting sued

Cruises

Alaska sues the U.S. government so cruise ships won’t have to meet environmental standards

Alaska is angry that the EPA is forcing them to abide by a treaty before the treaty has been ratified, but in the long run its difficult to argue that the cruise industry won't be better off with pristine waters.

Skift | 12 years ago