ASPECTS OF LAW FOR THE TOURIST INDUSTRY Aspects of Law for the Tourist Industry

Aspects of Law for the Tourist Industry

Aspects of Law for the Tourist Industry

The package travel, package holidays and package tours 1992 regulation were introduced by European Directive 90/314/EEC. The main objective was to end the lack of rights a consumer has a contract package and was approved by the United Kingdom on December 31, 1992. The aim of the regulation on package travel is primarily to define minimum standards for consumer information and requirements formal contracts that apply to package travel, to lay down rules mandatory applicable to contractual obligations (cancellation, modification, liability of the organizers and retailers of package tours, etc.) and achieve true consumer protection in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the organizer of the package tour, some of them are as follows:Consumer information:

The information must not be misleading (Article 3, Para. 1) The brochures should contain a number of minimum information - The information in the brochure are binding on the organizer or the retailer (Article 3, by. 2) A minimum of information must be provided to the consumer (the need for visas schedules, local representation, etc..) (art. 4, Para. 1)Contract Law

Minimum requirements for the form and minimum information required in the contract (art. 4, Para 2.) The sale of booking a package must be possible (art. 4, Para 3.) No price revision, except in special circumstances (article 4, paragraph 4.) In case of modification of the package, the consumer should have the right either to terminate the contract and collect damages for breach of contract, or to be offer a substitute package. (Art. 4, Para. 5 and 6) In case of serious problems after the departure arrangements or other organization Return to the starting point. (Art. 4, Para. 7)Responsibility:

The organizer / retailer are responsible for contract performance as damage (Article 5). In case of complaint, the organizer must be diligent to find solutions (Section 6) (Grant, 2007, pp98).Guarantees in case of insolvency or bankruptcy:

The refund of money paid and repatriation of the consumer must be insured in case of insolvency or bankruptcy (art. 7)

The laws adopted by Member States to comply with Directive were carefully examined by the Commission. It should be noted this regard that many of the provisions of the Directive leaves a large room for interpretation to national legislators. Thus, approaches adopted by the Member States to transpose the Directive (and levels of protection of consumers' economic interests) vary considerably. However, the Commission has only in rare cases found that the directive had not been properly transposed into national legislation of a Member State.

Explain and analyse the rights and obligations provided by the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992.

The regulation applies to all contracts containing a combination of tourist services in transport, accommodation and other ancillary to any of them, and for a period of at least twenty-four hours. The contract involves the formation of a travel package and is usually published in a holiday brochure or ...