Legal Briefs: Travel Weekly

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Eclipse or no, a hotel reservation is a binding contract"These issues received publicity when some hotels in the path of the total eclipse tried to dramatically increase their rates,...

How an IC can switch hosts despite a restrictive contractQ: An independent contractor wants to switch from her host to my agency but has a restrictive noncompete contract. What advice...

What to know before you sign a nondisclosure agreementQ: Are there any typical pitfalls for travel management companies signing nondisclosure agreements?

Despite hurdles, setting up LLC or corporation make senseQ: Is there any reason for self-employed travel professionals not to set up their own corporation or limited liability company...

Value, not interest, dictates reporting of foreign assets to U.S.Q: I have decided to set up a checking account in a foreign company to pay local suppliers. Do I have to report the account to...

lRS regulations remain stringent for travel-related expensesQ: Is there any update to whether travel agents can deduct familiarization trips and other travel expenses incurred to learn...

States decide obligations on reporting data breaches to clientsQ: One of our agency's major suppliers notified us that it had suffered a data breach. The vendor wants us to notify our...

Here's what to look for to negotiate an agency's office leaseQ: Our agency is moving and the landlord has presented us with a lease to review before we sign it. What are some typical traps...

No requirement to release a client's data without a subpoenaQ: Who owns a client's so-called travel records? Do we have to tell the client before we comply with a request for their...

GDSs' market share clauses vary but are difficult to regulateQ: Would booking direct or through NDC violate a GDS contract?

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