Makampani oyenda pa intaneti amati amapambana ngakhale adapereka jury ku mizinda yaku Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Pafupifupi maulendo khumi ndi awiri otchuka osungiramo mahotelo pa intaneti adakhudzidwa ndi chigamulo chochokera ku khoti la Texas posachedwapa, koma makampaniwa akuchitcha kuti chipambano.

Pa Oct. 30, khothi lamilandu ku Western District ku Texas lidapeza kuti ntchito zosungitsa mahotelo pa intaneti monga Hotels.com ndi Expedia zimayenera kutolera misonkho yochulukirapo yolipira ku mizinda yaku Texas. Oweruza adapereka $20 miliyoni kwa ma municipalities oposa 170 ku Lone Star State.

Komabe, bwalo lamilandu silinapeze umboni wokhutiritsa wosonyeza kuti ogwira ntchito zosungitsa mabukuwo ankatolera misonkho yowonjezereka ndi kudzisungira okha ndalamazo, choncho sanapereke chilango chilichonse.

"Tikuwona ngati galasi lodzaza theka," atero Andrew Weinstein, wolankhulira Interactive Travel Services Association. "Ndife okondwa kuti oweruza sanapereke chilango. Mizinda inali kupempha $40 miliyoni, ponena kuti ntchito zapaintaneti zimaletsa misonkho mwankhanza.

A Weinstein adati zonena kuti makampaniwa akutolera ndikusunga ndalama zamisonkho ndi nthano.

"Ndi nthano zofalitsidwa ndi maloya a oimba mlandu, koma tikuganiza kuti nthanoyo yagonekedwa bwino tsopano," adatero poyankhulana posachedwapa.

Malinga ndi chigamulo chomwe chinaperekedwa mu May 2006, makampani osungitsa malo pa intaneti amalipira ndalama zochepa za msonkho wa anthu okhalamo kwakanthawi popereka misonkho pamitengo yazipinda zazikulu zokha m'malo mwa mitengo yeniyeni yamalonda yomwe amalipira makasitomala omwe amasungitsa mahotela awo pa intaneti.

Ogulitsa pa intaneti amagula zipinda pamitengo yotsika kenako amapeza phindu pogulitsa zipindazo kwa ogula pamtengo wokwera kwambiri. Mwachitsanzo, ngati kampani ngati Expedia.com ikulipira $70 kuchipinda cha hotelo koma kenako ndikugulitsanso $100 kuphatikiza misonkho, ndiye kuti kampaniyo imangopereka misonkho pamtengo wocheperako.

Makampani a pa intaneti amati amangogwirizanitsa ogula ndi malonda abwino pazipinda, monga momwe amachitira othandizira apaulendo kapena oyendera alendo. Ndalama zochokera kwa anthu oyendetsa maulendo, oyendetsa maulendo ndi ena oyendetsa sitima sanakhomedwepo msonkho.

"Bizinesi yonseyi yaletsa misonkho kwa zaka zambiri, osati ku Texas kokha," adatero loya wotsutsa wamkulu Steven Wolens wa McKool Smith potulutsa atolankhani. "Mabizinesi omwe oimbidwa mlanduwo adapezeka kuti ali ndi mlandu ndi zomwe makampaniwa amachita ku US konse"

Koma a Weinstein adati maloya oyeserera akhala akusocheretsa maboma m'dziko lonselo.

"Zonenazi sizikutengera malamulo, koma ndi umbombo wa maloya a odandaula," adatero.

M'kupita kwa nthawi, milanduyi sichingawononge bizinesi yapaintaneti, koma anthu oyendayenda kudzera mumitengo yapamwamba komanso mabungwe okhometsa msonkho okha ngati zipinda za hotelo zikhala zopanda kanthu, ITSA ikutero patsamba lake.

Mzinda wa San Antonio unali mzinda woyamba waku Texas kuzenga mlandu ogulitsa hotelo, ndipo pamapeto pake mizinda ina 172 yaku Texas idalowa nawo mkalasi - kuphatikiza Beaumont, Port Arthur, Groves ndi Bridge City ku Southeast Texas. Mzinda wa Houston unali mzinda wokhawo waukulu wa ku Texas kuti usalowe nawo pa suti ya San Antonio, posankha kuyika suti yake m'malo mwake.

Otsutsa ku San Antonio anali Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Lodging.com, Orbitz, Priceline.com, Site59.com, TravelNow.com, Travelocity.com, TravelWeb ndi Cheaptickets.com.

Mlandu wa milungu inayi pamaso pa Woweruza Orlando Garcia wa Khoti Lachigawo la US ku Western District of Texas unatha pambuyo pa maola asanu akukambidwa ndi bwalo lamilandu la amuna asanu ndi awiri ndi akazi asanu.

Pakhala pali masuti ena asanu ofananira mdziko lonselo, momwe ma municipalities amafuna kubweza misonkho yosalipidwa, koma mlandu wa San Antonio ndi woyamba kufikira chigamulo, adatero Weinstein.

A Weinstein adatchulapo za chigamulo pa suti yaku Illinois yomwe idaperekedwa ndi mzinda wa Fairview Heights, pomwe 80 peresenti yandalama idapita ku chindapusa cha loya.

Pambuyo pa zaka zinayi mkangano wamilandu motsutsana ndi makampani 13 oyenda pa intaneti, mzindawu udalandira chindapusa cha $315,000. Koma atapereka malipiro kwa maloya ndi zinthu zina, mzindawu unatsala pang’ono kutolera ndalama zopitirira madola 56,000.

Pamene Fairview Heights idapereka mlandu koyamba mu 2004, idafuna kukhala woyimira m'kalasi m'malo mwa ma municipalities ena aku Illinois. Koma oimbidwa mlanduwo adasamutsira mlandu ku khoti la federal, komwe adalephera kupeza ziphaso za class.

Pamilandu yonse, vuto lalikulu lakhala funso ngati makampani a pa intaneti anali ndi "kuwongolera" mahotela pansi pa malamulo a mzinda.

Oweruza aku Texas adati makampaniwo anali ndi ulamuliro.

Koma m'mawu omwe adatulutsidwa chigamulochi chitatha, wotsutsa Expedia adati "sikugwirizana kwambiri" ndi chigamulo cha oweruza kuti makampani oyendayenda pa intaneti "amawongolera mahotela" ku Texas.

"Tikukhulupirira kuti chigamulochi sichikugwirizana ndi zomwe zachitika komanso lamulo," adatero Expedia. "Tikukhulupirira kuti chigamulochi chikusemphana ndi chilankhulo chomveka bwino cha malamulo omwe akuperekedwa komanso umboni womveka bwino wochokera ku mahotela omwe amachitira umboni kuti makampani oyendayenda pa intaneti samayang'anira mahotela mwanjira iliyonse."

A Weinstein adati mautumikiwa sapereka zipinda zapadera, monga pansi kapena mawonekedwe enaake.

"Sitikuwongolera izi, muyenera kuyimbira hotelo mwachindunji," adatero Weinstein.

Expedia ndi ena omwe akuimbidwa mlandu akukonzekera kukachita apilo chigamulochi ku Khoti Lachisanu la Circuit.

"Tili ndi chidaliro kuti tili m'malo ochita apilo," adatero Weinstein, makamaka popeza mlandu wam'mbuyomu udathetsedwa ndi Fourth Circuit, ponena kuti makampaniwo sanali ofanana ndi mahotela, motelo ndi nyumba zogona pansi pa malamulowo.

Koma patangopita masiku ochepa chigamulo cha Texas chigamule, Woimira Boma la Florida, Bill McCollum, anasumira Expedia ndi Orbitz, ponena kuti makampaniwo sakulipira misonkho yonse ya boma.

“Malamulo oletsa kuyenda ndi zokopa alendo angapangitse kuti chuma chisawonongeke kwambiri m’zaka 80 zapitazi,” inatero Webusaiti ya ITSA. "ITSA ipitiliza kuyesetsa kuphunzitsa opanga mfundo mdziko lonse kuopsa kwa misonkho iyi."