Shareholder Class Action
Directors are selling ILG Inc. too cheaply through an unfair process to Marriott Vacations Worldwide, for $4.7 billion, shareholders say in a federal class action.
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Flights Disrupted as Bali Volcano Shoots Towering Ash Column
The Mount Agung volcano on Bali shot ash 6,600 feet into the atmosphere Thursday, disrupting the travel plans of thousands as several airlines canceled flights from the Indonesian tourist island.
Read moreItaly Pursues Offshore Oil Drilling, Despite Worries
Italy’s coastlines are among the most famous and beloved in the world, and the reason why tourists flock with abandon to places like Monopoli, a walled city on the Adriatic Sea each summer. But Monopolitan fishermen and others worry that that government’s new plans to allow offshore drilling could ruin their livelihood and the tourism from which so many coastal residents make their living.
Read moreFrance Trademark Prevails Against Dot-Com Doppelganger
The European General Court backed the government of France on Tuesday in its challenge to the trademark registration of a travel company called France.com.
Read moreBooted Over ‘Black Allergy,’ Southwest Passenger Says
A Florida woman claims in court she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after a white passenger seated next to her claimed to be allergic to black people.
Read moreTanzania’s Maasai Evicted in Favor of Tourism, Group Says
Tens of thousands of Tanzania’s ethnic Maasai people are homeless after the government burned their houses to keep the savannah open for tourism benefiting two foreign safari companies, a U.S.-based policy think tank charged Thursday.
Read moreMan Charged Over Mont Saint-Michel Incident
French prosecutors have charged a 36-year-old man with threatening to attack security services at Mont Saint-Michel, one of the country’s most-visited tourist sites.
Read moreUK Tourism’s Post-Brexit Bounce Appears to Be Wearing Off
The initial boon that the British travel and tourism sector got from the country’s vote to leave the European Union appears to be wearing off.
Read moreNorth Carolina, Filmmaker, Spar Before 4th Circuit Over Pirate Booty
North Carolina asked the Fourth Circuit on Thursday to reverse a ruling that said the state pirated stock footage shot by a Virginia company of the 18th century pirate ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
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French Customs Officials Find Stolen Degas in Luggage
French customs officers have found an impressionist painting by Edgar Degas stowed on a bus, more than eight years after it was reported stolen.
Read moreCasino Will Check Hotel Rooms, Even With ‘Do Not Disturb’
One of the world’s largest casino companies will check its guests’ hotel rooms every 24 hours, even if they have a “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging on the doorknob.
Read moreDiamond Resorts
A federal class action claims Diamond Resorts International sells unregistered securities, which is calls “points” in time shares.
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Egypt Says 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered Outside Cairo
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb near the country’s famed pyramids at the Giza plateau just outside of Cairo, the Antiquities Ministry said Saturday, the latest discovery that authorities hope will help revive the country’s staggering tourism sector.
Read moreStudy-Abroad Drowning
A mom whose 15-year-old drowned in the hotel pool while on a study-abroad trip to Tanzania wants punitive damages from Explorica, Kids n Culture and the girl’s teacher.
Read moreSan Diego Leaders Call for Removal from Offshore Drilling List
Standing in front of the picturesque San Diego harbor Monday, city council members called on the federal government to remove the eighth largest U.S. city from its list of potential offshore drilling sites, saying it will negatively impact military operations and tourism.
Read moreJudge Recommends Tossing Airbnb Racial Bias Suit
Airbnb won’t have to face a class action for racial discrimination if a federal judge follows the recommendation of a magistrate judge who said the black woman representing the class can’t sue because she has not personally faced discrimination from the company.
Read more‘Games of Thrones’-Themed Ice Hotel Opens in Finland
A “Game of Thrones”-themed ice hotel complete with a bar and a chapel for weddings has opened in northern Finland in a joint effort by a local hotel chain and the U.S. producers of the hit TV series.
Read moreWomen Take On Ocean City in Fight to Bear Bare Breasts
Three years after Ocean City was named one of Maryland’s most dangerous places to live, lawmakers there outlawed women going topless. Five women now say in a federal complaint that the “emergency ordinance” is sexist and unconstitutional.
Read moreEmeril TV Producer Fighting Subpoena From Florida House
A federal judge Tuesday agreed to an expedited hearing on a complaint brought by the producer of one of chef Emeril Lagasse’s cooking shows who says the Florida legislature is bullying him and violating his constitutional rights.
Read more13,000 Tourists Stuck in Matterhorn Town Amid Avalanche Risk
Swiss authorities near the famed Matterhorn peak have closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train service into the nearby town of Zermatt amid a heightened risk of avalanches, stranding some 13,000 tourists in the town.
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