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Expedia tax bill on life support after Finance and Tax meeting
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA plan to shield online-travel companies such as Expedia and Orbitz from paying higher taxes on the hotel rooms they sell is in trouble in the state Capitol, after running into unexpectedly stiff opposition Wednesday before a House committee. By a... -
Amid maneuvering, House committee reverses course and advances Expedia bill
Central Florida Political Pulse - 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... -
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: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, Government
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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: Travel, priceline.com Inc., Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, 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: Air Transportation Delays, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Passenger Cars, Rentals
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Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Hawaii, Air Transportation
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Tags: Travel, Casino and Gambling, Restaurants, Beauty Products and Fragrances, Photography
Mar 30, 2011
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Apr 28, 2011
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May 20, 2011
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Jul 19, 2009
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Jun 12, 2010
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