The threat to The Package Travel Regulations still remains. The EU Commission have initially reported that they see a case for a renewal of the Directive, but because of forthcoming EU budgetary and parliamentary elections, such proposals have to remain on ‘ice’. That means that the earliest we are likely to witness any draft documentation is likely to be from mid 2009 onwards. In the meantime, as our lead article alludes, there appears to be a collapse in consumer confidence in travel companies. This shortfall in confidence is not wrought from the current financial crisis, but from the complete failure to recognise and provide the consumer with access to the rights contained within the Package Travel Regulations. Read More