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Draft Revision of the EU Package Travel Directive: Definitions, Traveller Rights, Refunds/Vouchers, Insolvency Protection, Advance Payment Limits, Third-Party Refunds, Business Impact and Implementation Timeline

Published on: 15 January 2024

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Why is the EU PTD 2015 being revised?

The Commission launched its reassessment of the EU PTD 2015 five years after it took effect, and in the wake of widespread cancellations, liquidity pressures, and hurdles in reimbursing travellers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Its review concluded the EU PTD 2015 has not entirely achieved its aims or met the needs of travellers and organisers, leaving scope for enhancement and simplification. The Commission now intends to tackle the identified gaps, remove legal uncertainty, and reduce unnecessary complexity that creates difficulties for both travellers and organisers. It also aims to ensure stronger consistency between the EU PTD 2015 and EU passenger rights—protecting travellers more effectively, including in crisis situations—while improving business functionality in the package-travel sector.

What are the key changes?

The changes broadly fall into three main categories:

  • simplifying provisions
  • clarifying travellers’ rights
  • strengthening traveller protection against organiser insolvency

Simplifying provisions

At present, the definitions of a ‘package’ and a ‘linked travel arrangement’ (LTA) are seen as unclear, leading to uncertainty for some travellers and organisers...

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