Business ProfileforRonmar Travel Services

Gov. Action
On February 5, 2014 Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced that she has filed a lawsuit under the Illinois Travel Protection Consumer Promotion Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act against Ron-Mar Travel, and individually named Ronald Bryant, who either owned or operated the company.

Alvarez alleges that Ronald Bryant, known as the "Defendant" was, at all times relevant herein, the owner/operator of Ron-Mar Travel Services and in that capacity was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company in the performance of the actions described by Alvarez.

Alvarez further alleges that the Defendant advertised that air or sea transportation was available without having first contracted for the advertised transportation with an air or sea carrier. Moreover, the Defendant failed to furnish a written statement clearly and conspicuously setting forth information required by section 4 of the Travel Promotion Act, upon receipt of money in payment for transportation or other services offered in conjunction with transportation, in violation of the Travel Promotion Act.

Alvarez alleges that the Defendant failed to promptly return to a passenger all money paid for services not performed and goods not delivered in accordance with the contract, upon the cancellation of the transportation contracted for through no fault of the passenger, when the passenger did not otherwise advise the Defendant in writing. Further, the Defendant made material misrepresentation regarding the date, time, and/or place of departure or arrival of transportation or other material elements of the contract, and then failed to provide to the customer a refund of all money paid for services not performed and goods not delivered in accordance with a contract deemed cancelled as a result of the Defendant's material misrepresentation. Moreover, Alvarez alleges that the Defendant failed to deposit 90 percent of all sums received for air or sea transportation directly into a federally insured bank or savings and loan association trust account, created and maintained for the benefit of persons paying money to the travel promoter, all in violation of the Travel Promotion Act.

Alvarez further alleges that the Defendant made material misrepresentations in travel contracts and thereby engaged in unfair or deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 2 of the Consumer Fraud Act; and that the Defendant knowingly violated provisions of the Travel Promotion Act and thereby committed an unlawful practice within the meaning of Section 2Z of the Consumer Fraud Act.

Alvarez is seeking to enter an order finding that the Defendant has engaged in business as a travel promoter in violation of the Travel Promotion Act. Enter an order finding that the Defendant has engaged in a pattern of trade or commerce that violates the Consumer Fraud Act. Enter an order preliminary and permanently enjoining the Defendant and any of his agents/employees/representatives from committing any further violations of the Travel Promotion Act. Enter an order preliminarily and permanently enjoining the Defendant from further violations of the Consumer Fraud Act. Enter an order preliminarily and permanently enjoining the Defendant from knowingly violating provisions of the Travel Promotion Act, and thereby committing unlawful practices under the Consumer Fraud Act. Alternatively enter an order preliminarily and permanently enjoining the Defendant from engaging in the business of travel promotion. Enter an order requiring the Defendant to pay restitution to all members of the public damaged by his violations of the Travel Promotion Act and/or the Consumer Fraud Act. Enter an order assessing a $50,000.00 civil penalty against the Defendant for his violations of the Travel Promotion Act and/or the Consumer Fraud Act. Enter an order granting such other relief that this Court deems equitable and just.