Category Archives: New York

New York: new hotel tax targets online agencies

Posted on August 6, 2010 by 360plex

Online travel agencies and other hotel resellers will have to start paying higher taxes in New York from September. The legislation defines remarketers as anyone who “reserves, arranges for, conveys or furnishes occupancy, whether directly or indirectly, to an occupant … Continue reading →

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USA: Internet travel agents sue New York City over hotel room occupancy tax

Posted on December 23, 2009 by 360plex

A group of major Internet travel firms as well as the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and the U.S. Tour Operators Association (USTOA) filed a law suit against New York City to stop the extension of a hotel tax … Continue reading →

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USA: questions remaining about NewYork’s hotel remarketer’s tax

Posted on August 31, 2009 by 360plex

The hotel remarketer tax will require any reseller of a New York hotel room to remit a tax based on the full amount paid by the customer, including service fees and charges. A representative of the city’s law department said … Continue reading →

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USA: Starwood v. Hilton on alledged theft of proprietary information

Posted on April 20, 2009 by 360plex

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. and two former Starwood executives of corporate espionage in the development of Hilton’s new lifestyle brand … Continue reading →

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USA: New York area airports worst for late departures

Posted on October 16, 2008 by 360plex

A Travel Weekly analysis of airport departure times throughout the summer confirms that Airplanes taking off from New York-area airports (JFK, La Guardia, Newark) are more likely to leave late than planes departing other major regions, and that by a … Continue reading →

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USA: Air Transport Association successfully challenged New York state law on passenger rights

Posted on March 26, 2008 by 360plex

The Air Transport Association has successfully challenged a New York state law that set minimum standards for treatment of airline passengers. The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a federal law, the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, … Continue reading →

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