ASTA continued its unbroken record in its fight against anti-travel agent tax provisions at the state level today when Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed the Massachusetts corporate tax bill, minus a provision that would have taxed travel agents' service fees for online booking of hotel rooms in the Commonwealth.
Pre-authentication period to run from July 1-Aug. 23, 2005
The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has released the results of an online survey that examined trends, including the number of travel agent bookings and amount of revenue generated during the first two months of 2004.
Survey Shows Wide-Spread Opposition to DOT Policies on CRS Rules
The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is calling on all travel industry suppliers to liberalize their cancellation and re-booking fees in light of the coalition war with Iraq. Additionally, ASTA is asking airline carriers to waive their fees for issuing paper-tickets.