Tag: Hospitality and leisure industry
Grubhub to pay $25M in deceptive practices settlement with Illinois attorney general and the FTC
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive...
Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees...
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
GULFPORT, Miss. -- The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges...
What to know about the fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO
The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, one the nation's largest insurers, was killed Wednesday in midtown Manhattan in what police described as a targeted...
Legislators propose 15% to 25% tax rate for new states adopting internet gambling
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Lawmakers from states where gambling is legal are proposing standards for additional states that are considering allowing internet gambling,...
Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze
HONG KONG -- Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears...