To Package or Not to Package? | The Package Travel Regulations | Political Lobbying | HolidayTravelWatch
Regular readers and supporters of HolidayTravelWatch, will have followed our series of articles highlighting the threat to the Package Travel Regulations. The recent decision by the Court of Appeal has created an audible thud from the sound of the travel industry scrambling to deconstruct the Package Holiday and thereby avoid their obligations in holiday contracts. This issue is very important to the Consumer, particularly where they suffer detriment in their holiday contracts. Many holiday complaints involve reports of holiday illness/sickness, holiday accidents, changes to holidays, flight changes and poor customer service.
This article highlights the latest developments and criticises the lack of courage from Government and the Travel Industry to confront the budget airline industry, preferring instead to watch travel consumer rights fade away, in favour of the so called new market reality. It serves as a timely warning – it may be bad news for the travel consumer, but it is worse for the travel industry – To Package or Not to Package – 26.10.06.pdf
Tags: ATOL, Court of Appeal, DBERR, DIY Holidays, The Package Travel Regulations, Travel Industry Political Lobbying
HTW has noted that amongst the submissions to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) it has been suggested that the symptoms highlighted by crew and passengers were akin to the condition of hyperventilation.
HTW has for many years received reports from concerned holiday makers or independent travellers as to the safety of their aircraft, ship or boat, train or road transport.
