Legal Question in Business Law in New York

Re: Can Travel Agents be sued for their fradulent practices

I see your question was asked with respect to New York law although you have a California Zip code, so I was among the LawGuru attorneys to whom it was referred. I am a California lawyer and cannot advise you on the specifics of New York law. However, as a general proposition, no private individual or business organization is exempt from suit for fraud in any state, with the possible exception that a few states may still limit suits agains bona fide charities.

So, in theory you should be able to sue this travel agency.

However, many questions remain, including whether New York, California or some other (federal?) law applies; where jurisdiction may be had (what is the proper court); whether the suit should be for fraud or merely breach of contract; whether the agency is liable at all or whether some term in their agency agreement limits their liability; whether it is the travel agent's fault or the airline's; whether you sustained any harm for which money damages could be awarded; and so on.

It seems to me that you have sufficient time to re-book or reschedule your appointment. A court would expect you to take reasonable steps to mitigate (reduce) your damages, so I suggest this is what you should do instead of incurring the hassle and expense of filing an interstate legal action.

Finally, based upon your own version of the facts it seems to me the travel agency is at worst only incompetent rather than committing conscious fraud.