INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM, TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY LAW framework to help international tourists in emergencies, as well as the lack of uniformity at the international level regarding the protection rights of tourists as consumers. The closure of borders caused by the pandemic affected thousands of tourists who were surprised abroad, with thousands of flights cancelled and in a situation of non-attendance due to a lack of resources that sometimes made it impossible to cover basic needs. The lack of clarity regarding the obligations, duties, and responsibilities of each other to deal with emergency situations created uncertainty regarding the rights of tourists that negatively affected their confidence in international travel. At the European level, with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the importance of tourism is expressly recognised, and, by article 195 of the TFEU, the European Union is competent to support, coordinate and complement the action of the States. In its second section, it establishes that „The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall establish specific measures to complement actions within the Member States to achieve the objectives referred to in this Article, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States“. For all these reasons, it is a great success to launch a journal in which all researchers in tourism law worldwide can meet. Undoubtedly the renown of the authors is coupled with the interest and quality of their contributions on highly topical topics. The University of Salamanca includes in its Statutes the commitment to „Stimulate scientific and cultural relations with the Universities and institutions of the other countries and especially with the European and Latin American ones“; that is, an unequivocal commitment to its European and Latin American vocation, thus continuing a historical tradition of an institution that celebrated its VIII Centenary in 2018. Higher Tourism Studies were incorporated into the University through Decree 259/1996, of February 16, but the University of Salamanca pioneered Spain by betting on these studies, creating the University Diploma in Tourism Techniques (DUTT). In the 1988-89 academic year, to be taught at the Regional School of Tourism of Castilla y León, which had jurisdiction over tourism at that time, and with the Santa Teresa Cultural Foundation of the Provincial Council of Ávila. Since the 1998-99 academic year, the University of Salamanca began to teach official titles in tourism, and among the many complimentary activities, it has been organising various conferences and congresses on „Law and Tourism“.
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