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Travel Law

The retail travel industry is unique. It is highly publicized in both main stream and social media, with a demanding clientele, cutting-edge (and old-school) technology, affected by ever-changing world events, and always exciting for its constant change!

The travel industry holds a very special place for us after owning and operating a mid-sized full service travel agency for two decades. This experience provides us a unique perspective on the issues travel business owners face, both in terms of day-to-day operations and long-term planning - not just in regard to legal issues but the broader business challenges that may arise from time to time as well.

Employees & Independent Contractors

As a sales-oriented, serviced-based industry that operates with both employees and independent contractors, travel companies commonly deal with employment laws and regulations. We can help you navigate the myriad issues that can arise.

Contracts

Contracts play an vital role throughout the operations of travel companies, governing the company's relationships with its clients, employees, travel suppliers, GDS and other software systems providers, ARC, ASTA, consortia, landlords, and more.

Whether we are drafting a new contract or reviewing one provided, our focus is always the commercial result our client seeks to achieve, recognizing that some contractual circumstances allow little negotiation. In all cases, we highlight areas of risk or other potential traps the contract language may present.

Mergers & Acquisitions

The travel industry is ever dynamic, with consistently strong activity of companies combining and being acquired. We can assist each of the steps of the sale process, from the initial discussions, to valuation, negotiations and due diligence, negotiations, and the close of the sale.

Business Compliance

Travel companies are required to comply with numerous regulations from various authorities, including federal, state, and travel industry rules. in the travel industry must adhere to an array of regulations established in federal, state, and international laws. Those regulations apply to an array of operational matters, including advertising (federal), airline transport (ARC, IATA), seller of travel registrations (states), currency exchanges (federal), and visas and travel documentation (federal, overseas governments).

We can assist with questions of compliance with those regulations as well as circumstances where an authority has issued an inquiry to a travel company.