Kamis, 10 Oktober 2013

Hotels, Online Sites Fight Over Travel Tax Burden

"It's a disgrace that people face bumper bills just to ask a question or make a complaint about their travel booking. "The Government should close the loophole that allows travel companies to use costly phone numbers without delay." Airlines including Ryanair, Monarch, FlyBe, KLM, Aer Lingus and Lufthansa also use 0871 numbers for reservations, complaints or other customer inquiries. Which?

1 men's tennis player, Novak Djokovic, said after overcoming the smog and Rafael Nadal to win his fourth China Open title. "Yes, we've been talking about the weather conditions, but it is what it is, it's something that has been the same for the last few years that I've been coming back here," the Serbian told reporters at a post-match news conference. At the Reignwood LPGA Classic, the first Ladies Professional Golf Association event held in China, tee times were delayed to allow some of the smog to dissipate, but some players, including Germany's Sandra Gal, still donned masks.

Travel films & events: Presentation on Barcelona, Spain

At a meeting this year in Atlanta, the National Conference of State Legislators passed a resolution sponsored by a South Dakota Republican urging states to change that process. The resolution, backed by the hotel industry, recommends that states require online travel companies to remit the taxes paid by the consumer based on the retail price, rather than the wholesale price. Making the change, backers of the proposal say, would boost state and local tax revenue.

Travel Writing Tips From Don George

When, where: Noon on Oct. 20 at El Criollo Cuban Bar & Grill, 916 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank.

Pollution Disrupts Sports Events, Travel in China

My suggestion is to read a lot. Read the masters, read the iconic travel writers, but also read what is being written today in magazines, in newspapers, and online. Then hone your craft; keep writing, take classes, take workshops, go to conferences, network find out as much as you can about the world you are about to enter.

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