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Travelocity fined by DoT for violating full fares display rule

Hugo Martin

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First Spirit & Southwest lost the advertising full fare ruling earlier last week, and now this. DoT is serious about this, the sooner airlines/OTAs get this, the better.

The home of the roaming gnome faces a stiff fine. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday that it has fined Travelocity $180,000 for violating a new federal full-fare advertising rule. The Texas-based online travel agency has a bearded lawn gnome as its mascot. The

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