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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 760 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1994, chapter 482<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":261593,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59498,"identifier":"59.1-449","token":"59.1\/36\/59.1-449","url":"\/59.1-449\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-449\/","token":"59.1\/36\/59.1-449","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited practices by travel club","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-449","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any travel club<\/span> to engage in any or all of the following practices:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Offer any other type of promotional inducement where the cost of the package equals or exceeds the cost which would have been incurred without the travel club<\/span> membership; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Misrepresent the type or size of aircraft, vehicle, ship or train; time of departure or arrival; points served; route to be traveled; stops to be made; total trip-time from point of departure to destination; type or size of lodging or other accommodation; availability of lodging or other accommodation; or other services available, reserved or contracted for in connection with any trip, tour or other travel services<\/span>, unless such misrepresentation resulted from a reasonable belief as to the services available based upon representations made by the person offering<\/span> such services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Misrepresent the fares and charges for transportation or services in connection therewith, unless the misrepresentation resulted from a reasonable belief as to the fares and charges applicable based upon representations made by the person offering<\/span> such services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Misrepresent that special priorities for reservations are available when such special considerations are in fact<\/span> granted to members of the public generally; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Sell transportation to any person on a reservation or charter basis for specified space, flight or time or represent that such definite reservation or charter is or will be available or has been arranged, without a binding commitment with a carrier<\/span> for the furnishing of such definite reservation or charter as represented or sold; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Sell or issue<\/span> tickets or other documents to be exchanged or used for transportation if the tickets or other documents will not be or cannot be legally honored by carriers<\/span> for transportation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Misrepresent the requirements that must be met by a person in order<\/span> to qualify for charter or group fare rates, unless such misrepresentation resulted from a reasonable belief as to the requirements applicable based upon representations made by the person offering<\/span> the charter or group fare; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Offer accommodations<\/span> in lodgings when the travel club<\/span> has no written evidence<\/span> of its legal right to possession<\/span> of such lodgings; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Use in any offering<\/span>, advertisement, or promotion of any type or description the following terms: “time-share,” “vacation ownership,” “interval ownership,” “time-share benefit” or “incidental benefit.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED PRACTICES BY TRAVEL CLUB (\u00a7 59.1-449)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any travel club to engage in any or all of the\nfollowing practices:\n\n1. Offer any other type of promotional inducement where the cost of the package\nequals or exceeds the cost which would have been incurred without the travel\nclub membership;\n\n2. Misrepresent the type or size of aircraft, vehicle, ship or train; time of\ndeparture or arrival; points served; route to be traveled; stops to be made;\ntotal trip-time from point of departure to destination; type or size of lodging\nor other accommodation; availability of lodging or other accommodation; or other\nservices available, reserved or contracted for in connection with any trip, tour\nor other travel services, unless such misrepresentation resulted from a\nreasonable belief as to the services available based upon representations made\nby the person offering such services;\n\n3. Misrepresent the fares and charges for transportation or services in\nconnection therewith, unless the misrepresentation resulted from a reasonable\nbelief as to the fares and charges applicable based upon representations made by\nthe person offering such services;\n\n4. Misrepresent that special priorities for reservations are available when such\nspecial considerations are in fact granted to members of the public generally;\n\n5. Sell transportation to any person on a reservation or charter basis for\nspecified space, flight or time or represent that such definite reservation or\ncharter is or will be available or has been arranged, without a binding\ncommitment with a carrier for the furnishing of such definite reservation or\ncharter as represented or sold;\n\n6. Sell or issue tickets or other documents to be exchanged or used for\ntransportation if the tickets or other documents will not be or cannot be\nlegally honored by carriers for transportation;\n\n7. Misrepresent the requirements that must be met by a person in order to\nqualify for charter or group fare rates, unless such misrepresentation resulted\nfrom a reasonable belief as to the requirements applicable based upon\nrepresentations made by the person offering the charter or group fare;\n\n8. Offer accommodations in lodgings when the travel club has no written evidence\nof its legal right to possession of such lodgings; or\n\n9. Use in any offering, advertisement, or promotion of any type or description\nthe following terms: “time-share,” “vacation ownership,”\n“interval ownership,” “time-share benefit” or\n“incidental benefit.”\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 760; 1994, c. 482.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}