Minimizing tour operators' exposure to lawsuits

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Abbott, Je'Anna ^a   Abbott, Steven M ^a  

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EID: 0031116160     PISSN: 00108804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001088049703800220     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. 1 P. Frank, "Tourists as Targets: Could This Happen to You?," Conde Nast Traveler, Vol. 88 (November 1995), 43-50.
2. 2 For example, see: Lynne Sorensen, "The Special-Interest Travel Market," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 3 (June 1993), pp. 24-30.
3. 3 Thomas A. Dickerson, "The Liability of Travel Agents, Tour Operators, and Informal Travel Promoters; Travel Agent's Professional Liability Insurance and Charter Tour Operator Surety Bonds: Liability and Coverage Issues," Federation of Insurance Council Quarterly, Vol. 2, (Fall 1982), pp. 7-8. See also: Thomas A. Dickerson, "Tour Operators and Liability: A Guide for Hoteliers," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1 (May 1982), pp. 74-78.
4. 3 Thomas A. Dickerson, "The Liability of Travel Agents, Tour Operators, and Informal Travel Promoters; Travel Agent's Professional Liability Insurance and Charter Tour Operator Surety Bonds: Liability and Coverage Issues," Federation of Insurance Council Quarterly, Vol. 2, (Fall 1982), pp. 7-8. See also: Thomas A. Dickerson, "Tour Operators and Liability: A Guide for Hoteliers," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1 (May 1982), pp. 74-78.
5. 4 M.C. Weisman, "Liability of Travel Agents and Tour Operators for Personal Injuries of Travelers," Michigan Bar Journal, March 1996, pp. 254-257.
6. 5 Moreover, a simple marketing arrangement can invite problems from apparent agency. See: John E.H. Sherry, "Property Owners May Be Liable for Defective Products Offered to Guests by a Third-Party Tenant," on pp. 18-19 of this issue of Cornell Quarterly.
7. 6 For example, see: McAleer v. Smith, 860 F. Supp. 924 (R.I. 1994).
8. 7 765 F. Supp. 1302 (N.D. Ohio 1990).
9. 8 Dickerson, pp. 7-8.
10. 9 For further discussion of the service provider's potential liability, see: Denney G. Rutherford and Jon P. McConnell, "Understanding and Managing Your Liability for Guest Safety," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4 (February 1987), pp. 58-63. A New Orleans hotel was found liable for the shooting death of a guest off its premises but not far from its doors because other incidents had occurred in this vicinity.
11. 10 No. 4882-85, April Term 1981, transcript of proceedings (C.P. Phila., Jan. 7, 1986).
12. 11 Wilson v. American Trans Air, Inc., 874 F.2d 386 (7th Cir. 1989).
13. 12 Wilson v. American Trans Air, Inc.