More news items at IFTTA website

• USA: Oklahoma's lawsuit against online travel companies dismissed
• Germany: Montreal liabilty limit for lost baggage applies per passenger regardless of number of checked pieces of baggage
• UNWTO: tourism a vehicle for gender equality
• Egypt: Minister of Tourism initiates new tourism campaign
• Ireland: Eyjafjallajökull eruption referred to the ECJ
• Finland: new reference for ECJ preliminary ruling regarding Reg. 261/2004 and "denied boarding"
• Austria: Supreme Court refers Pammer case back to court of first instance
• Mexico: President Calderon signs National Agenda for Tourism

Recent news postings on the IFTTA website

• WEF Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 ranks Switzerland No 1
• China imposes tourist ban on Tibet
• USA: new Regulations on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations to come into force
• Austria: discounts for elderly people in public transport must not apply from different ages for men and women
• Local authorization for Cruize stop off in island is denied by the Municipality on Carnival days.
• USA: no unjust enrichment through limited validity of airline gift cards
• France: new Transport Code
• Scottish Contract Law Reform: Rules of Interpretation
• IATA publishes 2010 Aviation Safety Performance report - lowest accident rate in history
• USA: local tolling rules do not apply to the limitation period of the Montreal Convention
• USA: Delta fined for non-compliance with Air Travelers with Disabilities Rules
• European Court of Justice: opinion on penalizing airport noise
• Germany: no liability for copyright infringements by hotel guests through WLAN
• Germany: yet another reference for preliminary ruling with regard to Reg. 261/2004
• USA: third attempt to introduce Air Passenger Bill of Rights
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• EU Directive on Consumer Rights