What is the EU Package travel Regulations 1992?
What are the Package Travel Regulations 1992? The Package Travel Regulations 1992 set out information that must be provided by tour operators before a holiday is booked and after the booking and before the holiday starts.
What is the Package travel Regulations Act?
It counts as a package holiday if your travel company: Has asked you to pay a single price through a single payment. Has let you select a combination of services – such as a flight and accommodation – before you agreed to pay for them. Charged you an inclusive or total price for all the services you bought.
What is a package travel contract?
A package travel contract is a combination of at least two types of travel service for the purpose of the same trip or holiday; they must be offered by a holiday organiser or retailer, or selected by the travelling consumer, and meet one or more of the following criteria: combined by one trader.
What does Atol stand for?
Air Travel Organiser’s Licence
ATOL (which stands for Air Travel Organiser’s Licence) is a UK financial protection scheme and it protects most air package holidays sold by travel businesses.
What is the Federation of Tour Operators?
The vision of the Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) is to ensure the continued long term success of the leisure travel industry by influencing governments and opinion formers on the benefits of providing financially protected, safe and sustainable holidays compared to other forms of holiday arrangements.
What does tour and package holiday consist of?
Most tours include accommodations, most meals, sightseeing, and transportation. They also include the services of a professional tour manager or escort who accompanies the group, and per- haps other transportation such as cruises or trains.
What is a holiday package deal?
A package holiday must cover a period of at least 24 hours or involve overnight accommodation and is a combination of at least two different types of travel services, which are listed below: transport (such as a flight, coach or train but not transfers from an airport)
What does a package holiday include?
In its simplest form, a package holiday includes both your transport and accommodation. It can also include elements such as car hire, board (eg breakfast only, half-board or all-inclusive), transfers, checked luggage and tourist activities.
What protection does a package holiday have?
ATOL protection
Package holidays with flights have ATOL protection to protect you if a travel firm goes bust. ATOL is the name of the protection scheme run by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the airline regulator. All UK firms selling holidays with air travel must be signed up to ATOL (look for the logo, see right).
What is difference between ATOL and ABTA?
What is the difference between ABTA and ATOL? ATOL (Air Travel Organiser’s Licensing) sits alongside ABTA but is specifically designed to cover people who fly. Whereas ABTA covers rail, road, or sea travel holidays. Many ABTA tour operators also provide bonds to the Civil Aviation Authority under the ATOL scheme.
Is ATOL mandatory?
By law, every UK travel company that sells package holidays and flights is required to hold an Atol certificate, which stands for Air Travel Organiser’s Licence.
What are the three major components of a package holiday?
WHAT IS A PACKAGE HOLIDAY? Traditionally, it consists of a charter flight and a week or fortnight’s accommodation. It can be very cost-effective, with tour operators managing aircraft seats and hotel beds at maximum occupancy, aiming to keep the cost-per-head ratio to a minimum.
