San Diego sues Internet travel companies for millions

The battle over unpaid hotel occupancy taxes rages on, as San Diego sues over a dozen Internet travel booking providers, including Travelocity.com, Priceline.com and Hotels.com. In this lawsuit filed in a Superior Court, seeking over $30 million, the city claims that the sites have collected taxes based on retail rates from customers over the past 5 years and paid the city only a tax based on wholesale rates.

Read the story here: SignOnSanDiego.com -- City seeks millions from travel Web sites

tags: ecommerce

Posted 02/12/06 by hotelguru | Filed under: E Commerce and E Business