Contents Christopher Deacon Package travel reform and the UK: pioneering divergence in a closely aligned market or following in the shadow of the EU? 1 UK proposals for reform 2 EU proposals for reform 2 An over-arching concern 3 Should the PTRs continue to apply to UK-only package holidays? 3 How should Linked Travel Arrangements (LTAs) be regulated? 5 What should the government do about insolvency protection and insurance for holiday bookings? 7 How should ‘other tourist services’ be dealt with when forming part of a package? 9 An opportunity for the UK to evolve without straying too far from the EU’s shadow 10 Carlos Torres The revision of the New Package Travel Directive 11 I. Introduction: Modifications to the existing framework in the context of maximum harmonisation 12 II. The elimination of the typology of linked travel arrangements and the concomitant creation of a non-typology for (in)determined situations that do not result in the creation of a package 13 III. Adjustments to the concept of package and other definitions 14 IV. Pre-contractual information 14 V. Pre-contractual information for booking services that do not lead to the creation of a package 15 VI. Inclusion of new details in the travel contract 16 VII. Traveller’s right to terminate the package travel contract and the right of withdrawal before the start of the package 17 VIII. Vouchers 18 IX. Handling complaints 19 X. Protection in case of insolvency 19 XI. The organiser’s right to reimbursement from service providers 20 XII. Final Note 21
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