2014年2月6日星期四

Under many state consumer protection laws

“The marketing and sales people are afraid that with bold, clear disclosure, the sale might not happen," says Barth, who runs the HospitalityLawyer Web site. “But full disclosure is the best practice."Experts say that the old saw “Nothing lasts forever" never rings truer than when it comes to travel. The clock is ticking from the moment you press the “buy" button, and when your time's up, you'll probably be left with nothing. But it isn't the only way you can get taken. Car rental companies, and especially discount agencies that offer low daily rates and then add fees and surcharges, are notorious for setting a strict timer on their reservations. Show up too late, and they'll cancel your reservation and force you to pay a more expensive walk-up rate. Return the car early, and they'll recalculate your rate, asking for more money. Keep the car an extra half-hour, and you'll pay for another day.The most egregious example of a timeout is the expiration of loyalty points and frequent-flier miles. But it's all in the contract: Companies can change the terms of their loyalty programs whenever they want to, for any reason, and they don't have to notify you. I've lost count of the number of travelers who've complained to me of being stripped of hundreds of thousands of miles with little or no warning and no way to recover them.The only way to avoid trouble with an expiring offer is to pay close attention to it and to the fine print of the contract or terms of service. Your options for recovering the value of your ticket or any damages are limited, say experts like Barth.

Under many state consumer protection laws, you can make a claim for deceptive trade practices and recover your attorney fees and often up to triple damages. But, says Barth, the damages are often small and not worth the time and financial risk for individual consumers to pursue. Material omissions may say more about a company than they do about your ability to do your due diligence on a travel purchase,The affects may include a higher cost of silk road travel equipment and hindered efforts to promote renewable energy The move is in response to a government finding that China is flooding the U.S. he adds.“Businesses that omit or hide it in the fine print, they don't get customer care," says Barth. “They're thinking about the short term." Over time, these solely revenue-focused airlines, car rental companies and hotels will suffer as customers abandon them in favor of companies that do care.It was at about 7am on Tuesday, Koh Samui time,It will give Priceline a strong position in the United States as Xinjiang Tour Guide the maximum market share in the US. Revenue expected from the KAYAK acquisition is expected to be $376 million in 2013 and $475 million in 2014. when I started to receive texts from friends in London. “Are you safe?" they said. “Can you get out of Thailand?" “I hear there's madness kicking off in Bangkok." The Thai government had just declared a state of emergency, and it must have been mentioned on the evening news back in the UK.The first I had heard about the anti-government protests in Bangkok was before I left home a fortnight ago, when the foreign editor read out his news list in this newspaper's morning conference. “Operation 'Shut Down Bangkok' to ramp up its activities on Monday 13 January," he announced. “These may be the biggest protests since 2010, when more than 80 people were killed and the airports shut down.

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