基本説明
Deals with all aspects of the contractual relationship between customer, travel agent and tour operator.
Full Description
The landscape of holiday law has changed dramatically in the last four years. There has been a huge rise in Internet bookings; people are now putting their own packages together and the number of low cost airlines and accommodation-only suppliers have grown substantially.Holiday Law: The Law Relating to Travel and Tourism provides comprehensive guidance to the law as it relates to different forms of holiday, including package holidays and independent travel. The work:* Begins with a brief overview of the English legal system in order to provide a general background into which to fit the specific rules relating to package holidays.* Covers the nature of the contractual relationship between tour operator and client, the legal status of travel agents, the criminal liabilities of tour operators, civil liability, and the effects of insolvency* Looks at air law, how to sue a foreign defendant, and the legal position of self made packages and internet sales* Examines the scope of the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 and looks at what is and isn t covered under them* Includes key materials including the Council Directive on Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours, the Package Travel; the Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992; and the ABTA Code of ConductNew for the Fourth Edition* The dramatic impact of R (ABTA) v CAA and its appeal* The Denied Boarding Regulations 2004* OFT guidelines on unfair terms in holiday contracts* A wealth of new case law, including Holden v First Choice * Compensation Act 2006 on holiday cases
Contents
Introduction. The Package Travel Regulations. Offer and Acceptance. Contents of the Contract. Liability. Exclusion of Liability. Misrepresentation. Privity of Contract. Frustration of Contract and Force Majeure. Remedies. The Trade Descriptions Act 1968. The Consumer Protection Act 1987. Criminal Offences under the Package Travel Regulations. Defences. Travel Agents. Insolvency and Security. Practical Litigation. Air and Sea Travel. Accidents Abroad.
