N.Y. General Business Law § 158: Prohibited practices by travel consultants

§ 158. Prohibited practices by travel consultants. It shall be illegal

for any travel consultant and, if such travel consultant is a

corporation, any officer or director thereof, to engage in any or all of

the following enumerated practices:

1. Knowingly misrepresent the quality or kind of service, type or size

of aircraft, vehicle, ship or train, time of departure or arrival,

points served, route to be traveled, stops to be made, or total

trip-time from point of departure to destination or other services

available, reserved or contracted for in connection with any trip or

tour.

2. Knowingly misrepresent the fares and charges for transportation or

services in connection therewith.

3. Knowingly advertise or otherwise offer for sale or sell

transportation or services in connection therewith at less than the

rates, fares and charges specified in the currently effective tariffs of

the carrier, who is engaged to provide such transportation or services,

or knowingly offer or give rebates or other concessions thereon, or

knowingly assist or permit a person or persons to obtain such

transportation or services at less than such lawful rates, fares and

charges.

4. Knowingly misrepresent that special priorities for reservations are

available when such special considerations are not in fact granted to

members of the public generally.

5. Knowingly sell transportation to a person or persons on a

reservation or charter basis for specified space, flight or time or

knowingly represent that such definite reservation or charter is or will

be available or has been arranged, without a binding commitment with a

carrier for the furnishing of such definite reservation or charter as

represented or sold.

6. Knowingly sell or issue tickets or other documents to passengers to

be exchanged or used for transportation if such tickets or other

documents will not be or cannot be legally honored by carriers for

transportation.

7. Knowingly misrepresent the requirements that must be met by a

person or persons in order to qualify for charter or group fare rates.