Court of Justice of the European Union case No. c-299/22 M.D. v UAB Tez Tour Edmundas Rusinas1 1. Introduction. 2. On the first question referred for a preliminary ruling. 3. On the first question referred for a preliminary ruling. 4. On the third question referred for a preliminary ruling. 5. On the fourth question referred for a preliminary ruling. On 29 February 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down judgments in two cases - C-584/22 and C-299/22. These cases analysed a number of considerations relating to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on package travel, which are relevant for all Member States. The clarifications made by the Court of Justice are important both for the future practice of national courts and for legal doctrine. In this article, we will look in more detail at the Court of Justice's case No c-299/22 and the interpretations given therein. Keywords: Package travel, unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, force majeure, health risks, termination of travel contract, reimbursement. 1. INTRODUCTION The case before the national court is a dispute between a traveller and a tour operator over the reimbursement of money paid for a tourist package travel. The traveller entered into a package travel contract with a tour operator, under which the company undertook to organise a holiday for the traveller's family to the United Arab Emirates from 1 to 8 March 2020. The travel package included, among other things, a flight from Vilnius (Lithuania) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and back, as well as seven nights in a hotel. On 27 February 2020, i.e. just over one day before the start of the travel, the traveller informed the tour operator that he wished to terminate the travel package and asked to be allowed to use the money paid for another trip at a later date when the health risks related to the DOI 0.60559/ijtthl2024-011 1 ADER advokatas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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