Wanted: travel metasearch companies and traditional travel agencies doing business online.
Interactive Travel Services Association looking to expand online travel membership base
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Online travel agencies overturn $21M San Diego hotel tax decision
September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Chalk up a big win for major online travel agencies in the U.S. on the hotel tax issue regarding a San Diego, California, case.
Hotel tax: Online travel agencies running radio ad campaign in Washington DC
December 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
With the Washington DC council slated to take a final vote today on increasing hotel taxes for online travel sellers, major online travel agencies have been running a radio spot to drum up grassroots opposition to the measure.
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Montana tax official blasts Travelocity despite $10K festival donation
December 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
State tax officials can be conservative guys, especially in their public statements, but the top tax executive in Montana breaks the mold.
Will online travel agencies cease selling NYC hotels after state court ruling?
November 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
It hasn’t received much publicity but a New York state court handed online travel agencies, traditional travel agencies and tour operators a stinging rebuke on the hotel tax and service fee issue — one that might have far-reaching repercussions in New York City and beyond.
New York eyes special hotel occupancy tax on online travel intermediaries
August 2, 2010 By 6 Comments
The proposed New York State budget would levy a higher occupancy tax rate on online travel agency websites than hotel websites.
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Online travel agency group would bar cities and states from making intermediaries liable for hotel occupancy tax
June 30, 2010 By 3 Comments
Online travel agencies are lined up to try to bar cities from leveling hotel-occupancy taxes against intermediaries.
San Francisco has seemingly easy fix for hotel tax issue
April 16, 2010 By 1 Comment
San Francisco has an easy fix for the wrenching hotel-tax issue: Just have the hotels make sure that the online travel agencies are paying the full amount.
DC policy spat: Hotels to meet with OTAs, but lobby against them
March 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
Responding to an invitation from a coalition of intermediaries, the American Hotel & Lodging Association says it will arrange to meet with the online travel agencies about a federal hotel-tax standard — but AH&LA’s hotel members will meet with Congressional lawmakers this week “about the threat posed” by the OTAs’ proposed legislation.
OTAs invite hoteliers to tax meet — dialogue or grandstanding?
March 13, 2010 By 6 Comments
On the eve of the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s March 15-16 Legislation Action Summit in Washington, D.C., a coalition of intermediaries penned an open letter to the hotel industry, urging dialogue about hoped-for federal hotel-tax legislation and inviting AH&LA leaders to meet with the group during or after the conference.
