Online travel providers and the hotel industry will clash next year over which side is responsible for forwarding taxes to state and local governments, setting up high-stakes battles in state capitals that are increasingly facing the question of how to tax Internet sales. In this case, the consumers bottom line may not change, but shifting the tax burden is a threat to travel providers still operating on narrow margins after a recession severely dented their balance sheets. The rate an online shopper sees now reflects a balance between hotels and the travel providers who sell their rooms.
On the Spot: Travel policy's feeble protections
Heres what he had to say: Leslie Trew Magraw: Do you have advice for folks who want to try their hand at travel writing, but dont know where to start? Don George: Intimidation always comes into the travel writing process on some level. But starting out is [especially] intimidating because its a new world, and you dont even know how to enter it. My suggestion is to read a lot.
Travel Writing Tips From Don George
you know how much you will have to pay if you make a change to your nonrefundable ticket. Then you see a glimmer of hope. The airline or the online travel agency is offering you a chance to buy insurance. Maybe that's a hedge against having to pay a change fee that could cost you $200. Is this the answer to your prayers?
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