JetBlue Action Prompts Suits, Federal Scrutiny

Far & Wide Bankruptcy Rocks Industry - 9/29/2003


By Lisa Jennings and R. Scott Macintosh

TravelAgeWest

Originally published at: http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2479  

With an increase in bankruptcies, travel insurers' business booming

By Barry Estabrook
New York Times

Posted Sept. 4, 2003

For those aboard the ship World Discoverer, an Around the Ring of Fire cruise proved memorable -- perhaps too much so.

Orlando Sentinel

By Catherine Wilson

The Associated Press

Posted August 28 2003

MIAMI -- An appeals court reinstated a medical negligence suit Wednesday against Carnival Cruise Lines in a case that attorneys say has wide implications for passengers who need medical care aboard ships.

By Kevin Brass

http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2420

It began two years ago when an irate client confronted Cecilia Pedroza with a car rental bill for $100 more than she said the car would cost.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

August 17, 2003

PRACTICAL TRAVELER

The Risk of Insolvency

By BARRY ESTABROOK

For those aboard the ship World Discoverer, this spring's Around the Ring of Fire cruise proved memorable - perhaps too much so.

The Risk of Insolvency

By BARRY ESTABROOK

By Kevin Brass

http://www.travelagewest.com/newsarticle.asp?articleid=2352

By Jorge Sidron

Travel Weekly

June 23, 2003

San Francisco---Six major car rental companies have been slapped with a class-action lawsuit accusing them of “systematically and regularly” underreporting and underpaying travel agent commissions.

<>Is Travel Insurance Worth the Cost?

Originall Published on Kron 4's website

April 21, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.