Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. HOTELS. COM.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 16, 2011No. S11A0508, S11X0509, S11A0510, S11X0512PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Hotels.com et al. are online travel companies (OTCs) which book hotel rooms and make other travel arrangements for customers who access their services over the internet. The OTCs’ business model, known as the “merchant model,” is fully detailed in Expedia v. City of Columbus, 285 Ga. 684 (681 SE2d 122) (2009). In sum, the consumer pays the OTC a retail “room rate” and a line item for “taxes and fees” in order to reserve and later occupy one of the City’s hotel rooms. The consumer pays nothing to the hotel for occupancy or taxes and only provides a credit card at check-in.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Expedia, Inc. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Tuvim v. United Jewish Communities, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Fernandez v. WebSingularity, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- ALON USA, LP v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Messaadi v. MessaadiSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Kennedy Development Co. v. CampSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Terrence Davidson v. Onika MarajCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
- Montana Department of Revenue v. Priceline.Com, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 2015
- Boyd v. Johngalt Holdings, LLCSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Expedia, Inc. v. City & County of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
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