Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 420 — Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

Definitions

Definitions. (a) "Travel promoter" means a person, including a tour operator, who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts for, arranges or advertises that he or she will arrange wholesale or retail transportation by air, land, sea or navigable stream, either separately or in conjunction with other services. "Travel promo…

A travel promoter shall not advertise that air or sea transportation is or may be available unless he has, prior to such advertisement, contracted for the transportation advertised with an air or sea carrier. (Source: P.A. 85-995.)

A travel promoter shall not receive money or other valuable consideration in payment for air or sea transportation or any other services offered by the travel promoter in conjunction with such transportation unless, at the time of such receipt, the travel promoter furnishes to the person making such payment a written s…

(a) In the event the transportation contracted for is canceled through no fault of the passenger, and unless the passenger otherwise advises the travel promoter in writing, the travel promoter shall promptly return to the passenger all money paid for services not performed and goods not delivered in accordance with the…

(a) A travel promoter shall deposit 90 percent of all sums received, including but not limited to those made by cash, credit card or any other method of payment, for air or sea transportation or any other services or goods offered by the travel promoter in conjunction with that transportation, directly into a trust acc…

Violation of any of the provisions of this Act is an unlawful practice pursuant to Section 2Z of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act

Violation of any of the provisions of this Act is an unlawful practice pursuant to Section 2Z of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties and authority granted to the Attorney General by that Act shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this Act. In any a…