Zim Travel Law, PLLC

12/07/2023

Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate. May these next eight nights be filled with peace, light, and joy. Chag Sameach!

12/01/2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/air-travel-shows-what-happens-when-we-give-companies-ruinous-power-over-us/2019/11/26/6e3ce96c-0bb7-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html

My catastrophic trip was the result of a corporation that takes our money and does what it pleases.

11/25/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/business/planes-noise-flight-paths.html

The F.A.A. is rolling out a system that allows planes to fly closer to one another, but the roar that it creates is unbearable, people in the flight paths say.

11/08/2019

The Helms-Burton Law has implications for the travel industry. Please read my interview: "The What's-Next Scenario for Helms-Burton Claimants" We interview US attorney Daniel Zim on the "what's next scenario," inspired by the recent outburst of cases in the media:

Cuba Business Report’s editor interviews U.S. attorney, Daniel R. Zim, on the “what’s-next” scenario for Helms-Burton claimants. Mr. Zim is the principal attorney at Zim Travel Law, PLLC, a firm specializing in travel law located in Fairfax County, Virginia. He is also the author of… You m...

10/08/2019

Flight Hub and JustFly accused of violating California's Seller of Travel law by failing to disclose fares and fees. https://www.sfcityattorney.org/2019/09/19/herrera-sues-justfly-and-flighthub-over-hidden-fees-and-other-predatory-scams/

07/31/2018

Sad news: Judge Thomas Dickerson, author of the indispensable work "Travel Law," has died. He was a prolific writer and one of the greatest minds in the legal specialty known as travel law. Judge Dickerson left the travel industry with a tremendous gift in his life-long compilation of writings and expert analysis of travel case law and regulations. Judge Dickerson will be greatly missed. His immeasurable contribution and memory will endure.

Former Second Department Justice Thomas Dickerson who turned cases representing travelers whose dream vacations went awry into the field we now know as travel law died July 26 at age 74.

03/17/2018

What You Should Do if a Flight Attendant Tells You to Put Your Dog in an Overhead Bin - Slatehttps://apple.news/A11qVZK2qRIeKGAbQPemLsg

10/10/2017

Turkey has suspended all visa services regarding the U.S. citizens at its diplomatic and consular missions in the U.S. This measure applies to sticker visas as well as e-Visas commonly obtained at the airport in Istanbul or at other border entry points. The U.S. has also suspended visa operations in its consulates in Turkey.

There is no telling how long the bilateral dispute will last. If you have booked trips to Turkey for clients you should warn them that they may be denied entry upon arrival. Passengers with reservations to travel to Turkey may need to first travel to a Turkish embassy in a third country in order to get a visa to enter Turkey. If a client wants to cancel a trip due inaccessibility issues, the client's ability to get a refund for the trip will depend on airline and supplier rules and/or the terms of the trip cancellation insurance if such a policy was purchased. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41556557

Turkey and the US scaled back visa services after a US consulate worker in Istanbul was arrested.

10/01/2017

A State Department Travel Warning is in effect for Cuba but the travel industry is not blinking. It is an industry used to tense bilateral relations. http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-travel-industry-continues-trips-to-cuba-20170929-story.html

Tour companies say they will continue taking Americans to Cuba despite a State Department warning issued Friday.