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“Judge Thomas A. Dickerson [is] author of Travel Law, the industry's foremost legal reference.”
—Conde Nast Traveler

“The standard text, Travel Law by Thomas A. Dickerson...notes that travel is ‘to a large extent unregulated, unlicensed and operates under the principal of caveat emptor.'”
— Betsy Wade, Practical Traveler, New York Times

Whether you are an attorney or a member of the travel industry, Travel Law will help you get the red-carpet treatment in court! This unique reference, cited in both Conde Nast Traveler magazine and The New York Times Sunday Travel Section, discusses the traveler's rights and remedies against airlines, cruise lines, hotels and resorts, rental car companies, railroads, time-share facilities, theme parks, casinos, tour operators, travel agents and Internet travel sellers.

Travel Law shows you how to use contracts between operators and suppliers to the traveler's advantage; overcome disclaimers of liability in agreements imposed on travelers; employ state long-arm statutes to obtain jurisdiction over foreign travel suppliers; use the Warsaw and Montreal Conventions—frequently invoked by airlines to limit their liability—to the travelers benefit; and more. You'll find out about: travel consumer class action procedures and tactics; settling class actions with coupons or credits; and holding hotels and airlines responsible for overbooking and “bumping.”

Travel Law keeps you up to date on significant cases, on both the federal and state levels, and the impact of terrorism on the travel industry.

About the author:
Judge Dickerson is an Associate Justice of the Appelate Division, Second Department of the New York State Supreme Court, and the author of over 250 legal articles in the areas of consumer law, tax certiorari, travel law and class actions.

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