• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Mass. Rep. Wants Travel Sites To Offer Safety Info

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
Jul 4, 2009 1:08 pm US/Eastern

Mass. Rep. Wants Travel Sites To Offer Safety Info

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey has announced legislation intended to force Web sites that sell international travel to Americans to offer information about the health and safety conditions at their destinations.

Markey says the International Travelers Bill of Rights Act would keep Americans informed before they book a trip online.

The Democrat is a senior member of the House energy and commerce committee, which has jurisdiction over consumer protection.

The required information would include State Department travel warnings and alerts, whether the destination employs a physician or a nurse and whether it has an automated external defibrillator and employs a person trained to use it.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

WBZ's Most Popular

© MMIX, CBS Corporation. All rights reserved.