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• 'Cities File Suits vs. Online Travel Agents (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
DALLAS (AP) - Several cities around the country have sued Web-based travel clearinghouses such as Expedia, travelocity and Orbitz, claiming they have failed to pay millions of dollars in hotel taxes. San Antonio filed a class-action lawsuit this week seeking to recover lost taxes, and Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago have filed similar suits. The state of Texas and its
• 'Major Cities Sue Online Travel Agents (AP via Yahoo! News)
Several cities around the country have sued Web-based travel clearinghouses such as Expedia, travelocity and Orbitz, claiming they have failed to pay millions of dollars in hotel taxes.
• 'House ethics committee moves to curb travel violations (USA Today)
The House ethics committee Thursday offered to provide advance approval of lawmakers' special interest trips, a move to curb travel abuses that have ensnared two prominent Republicans in federal investigations.
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• 'Cities File Suits vs. Online Travel Agents (ABC News)
Major Cities File Lawsuits Against Online Travel Agents Over Hotel Taxes
• 'Georgia Governments Suing Travel Sites (WDEF Chattanooga)
Online travel booking sites promise users big savings on hotel reservations, but more and more local governments claim they're getting the raw end of the deal.
• 'Frankfurt Airport Traffic Rises on Easter Travel Gain (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Fraport AG's Frankfurt Airport, Europe's third busiest, handled 3.1 percent more passengers in April, reversing three consecutive months of decline, helped by a late Easter holiday that boosted European travel.
• 'House Panel Moves to Curb Travel Offenses (AP via Yahoo! News)
Reacting to abuses of congressional travel, including improper payments by convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the House ethics committee is offering to provide advance approval of lawmakers' privately financed travel.
• 'Major Cities Sue Online Travel Agents (ABC News)
Several Major Cities File Lawsuits Against Online Travel Agents Over Failure to Pay Hotel Taxes
• 'Cheap Flights - Sherman's Travel (CyberSignal)
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