Booking Sites and Airlines Fear Law Requiring Storage of Data in Russia


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Putin is riding a wave of nationalism in Russia and he intends to mess with foreign companies' businesses, including Internet, airline and other travel companies, in a backlash against European and American sanctions.

Airlines, online travel agencies other distributors around the world are highly concerned about a new law in Russia that would require them to have physical locations in Russia when they store data about that country's citizens. Travel Tech, a U.S.-based trade association for major online travel agencies such as Expedia and Priceline and global distribution systems including Sabre