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The federal courts dismissed a lawsuit brought in March by bankrupt host agency Joystar against Drew Axelrod, one of its former independent contractors and the lead agent in the successful effort to force Joystar into bankruptcy. The case had been filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, ...
Read full storyThe US bankruptcy court in Ft. Lauderdale has ordered that the defunct Host agency Joystar bankruptcy case be converted to Chapter 7 from Chapter 11. The ruling cam on a motion filed by Joystar's unsecured creditors -- mostly travel agents owed commissions. These agents in December started the ca...
Read full storyA hearing has been set for June 10 in bankruptcy court in Florida for the host agency Joystar, whose creditors are pushing to convert the company's current Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, which would allow the company to reorganize, to Chapter 7, which would liquidate the company. The hearing has bee...
Read full storyHost agency Joystar, now in Chapter 11 proceedings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida, reported in court filings last week that it had received just over $46,000 in commissions between Feb. 10 and Feb. 28. It said it returned just over $2,800 in commissions, giving it a ...
Read full storyCarnival, Princess and Holland America, all owned by Carnival Corp., have been granted permission, under certain circumstances, to move Joystar bookings to alternative agencies. Independent agents and passengers can arrange to shift bookings by making a written request. Joystar does not have to a...
Read full storyIn an unusual policy change, CCRA International has opted to pay Joystar agents using the CCRA booking portal directly, rather than pay the commissions back to Joystar. Several agents have petitioned the court to force Joystar into bankruptcy after non-payment of thousands of dollars in travel co...
Read full story2009 started with a bang! Drew Axelrod, a veteran agent and successful meeting planner, filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against JoyStar/TravelStar, an agency based in Aliso Viejo, CA, in federal bankruptcy court in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Joining 14 other JoyStar-affiliated agents from acro...
Read full storyNorwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) and Carnival Cruise Lines have stopped doing business with TravelStar/JoyStar, the controversial host agency. The moves follow the December 31, 2008 filing of an Involuntary Bankruptcy proceeding against JoyStar in Federal Bankruptcy court. Related Links In a stateme...
Read full storyMore Joystar agents joined the action filed in US Federal Bankruptcy Court against Joystar for more than $75,000 in defaulted past due commissions. Drew Axelrod is the lead agent in the December 2008 filing of a Chapter 7, Involuntary Bankruptcy petition against Joystar/Travelstar. Axelrod said t...
Read full storyThe conference, scheduled for June 14-15, 2008, precedes the Vacation.com 10th Annual Conference and Trade show, June 16th to the 19th. Travelstar Chairman and CEO Alverson stated, "By book-ending our conference with the 2008 Vacation.com dates, our agents will have the chance to attend the most ...
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