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Travel Agents Impacted by DHS Secure Flight Final Rule
By : George Dooley - OCTOBER 23, 2008
Rule impacts all agents by requiring the airlines to collect a passenger's full name, date of birth and gender. If this information is not provided, a boarding pass cannot be printed.
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Agents Face Tough Economic, Legislative Challenges
By : George Dooley - OCTOBER 17, 2008
Despite an unstable and perilous marketplace, travel agents must reach out to their markets, invest in their future and aggressively promote their services, ASTA reports.
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DOJ Warns Travel Agents Not to Discriminate Against Immigrants when Hiring
By : George Dooley - OCTOBER 15, 2008
ASTA says agents should be alert to anti-discrimination laws.
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ASTA Cautions Agents On Supplier Payments During Liquidity Crisis
By : George Dooley - OCTOBER 15, 2008
ASTA is advising travel agents to protect clients during the current liquidity crisis and recommends vetting travel suppliers while keeping aware of slow supplier payments.
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ASTA Wins in Florida Sellers of Travel Law Battle
By : George Dooley - OCTOBER 02, 2008
The win is the latest in a series of victories for ASTA’s defense of travel agents on the state level.
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ASTA Urges Caution on Employee Status Classification
By : George Dooley - OCTOBER 01, 2008
ASTA has issued an advisory to its members, urging caution when reviewing the overtime compensation due employees.
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TIA Welcomes New Initiative on U.S. Security and Entry Policies
By : George Dooley - SEPTEMBER 04, 2008
Economic stakes are high as new rules take effect.
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YTB Controversy Rages On
By : Travel Agent Central Contributor - SEPTEMBER 01, 2008
Contributing Editor George Dooley has been reporting on the controversial Illinois-based YTB International, which is currently the focus of a pending legal action by the state of California's attorney general. The attorney general alleges that YTB has made deceptive claims to consumers. The ...
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PATH Breaks New Ground
By : George Dooley - SEPTEMBER 01, 2008
While sales, cash flow, commissions and client services are the justifiable focus of home-based agents and host agencies, the future of both may depend on how questions of professional ethics and standards are answered. This holds true especially in the face of the proliferating multilevel ...
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Poll: Agents Split on YTB Case
By : Travel Agent Central Contributor - AUGUST 13, 2008
Results of our online poll show clear division among agents.
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