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Justice Department OKs Google's $700-million ITA Software purchase
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe Department of Justice approved Google's proposed $700-million purchase of travel data company ITA Software Inc., with some strings attached. In order for Google to acquire ITA, which builds online flight and ticket information software for airline... -
Amid maneuvering, House panel reverses and approves Expedia bill
Tourism Central Florida - Orlando SentinelOne week after nearly derailing it, a Florida House panel Tuesday reversed course and signed off on a plan to shield online-travel companies such as Expedia and Priceline from higher taxes on hotel rooms booked through their websites. Amid a series of pa.... -
Plan would let hotels cut taxes by selling rooms to themselves
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelUPDATE: The amendment was blocked from being taken up because it wasn't filed on time. The House then tentatively approved the original legislation that would benefit the online-travel industry. Florida hotels would be allowed to sell rooms to... -
House passes tax shield for Internet travel companies
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Florida House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill designed to shield online-travel companies such as Expedia, Priceline and Orbitz from higher taxes. The legislation (HB 493) would make it clear that Internet companies that sell hotel rooms... -
Seeing Starz? Barnes & Noble gets buyout offer from Liberty Media
Jacket CopyBarnes & Noble gets a buyout offer from Liberty Media worth about $1 billion.... -
A bad economy adds up to good vacation deals
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTalk about fireworks. In a burst of post-Fourth of July sales, Southwest Airlines turned the clock back with 1990s fares, a major hotel group extended a free-nights deal and luxury cruise lines pitched high prices overboard. With many bargains good...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Tour Operations Industry, Los Angeles Times, Cruises
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Are travel Web sites really different?
McClatchy/Tribune NewsA traveler booking a night at the Ft. Wayne Marriott hotel on Aug. 19-20 may get a surprise when checking prices online. There are only two possible prices. Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity and Cheaptickets.com uniformly quote $149 before taxes....Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trips and Vacations, priceline.com Inc., Sabre Holdings Corporation, Hotels and Accommodations
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Learning from your travel mistakes
Forgetting to read the fine print. Not packing a change of clothes. Confusing a.m. and p.m.
In a previous column, I asked you to tell me about your worst travel mistakes. Did you ever!
And if I could generalize about the types of screw-ups most common...Tags: Beauty Products and Fragrances, Mexico, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Travel, United Air Lines
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Expedia stops selling American fares
Chicago Breaking NewsExpedia Inc. is starting the new year with a break-up, suspending sales of tickets for flights on American Airlines after the two sides were unable to resolve a commercial dispute. Expedia's Saturday announcement is the latest twist in the spat... -
It’s Marriott vs. Disney in Expedia tax battle
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelSome of the biggest players within Florida's $60 billion-a-year tourism industry are at odds in a battle over how online-travel companies such as Expedia Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. should be taxed. One on side are hotel heavyweights such as Marriott... -
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