Holiday Law The Law Relating to Travel and Tourism, 4th edition

Author: Professor David Grant; Stephen Mason
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K._
ISBN: 9780421959903
Published In: March 2007
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Holiday Law provides comprehensive guidance to the law as it relates to different forms of holiday, including package holidays and independent travel. The work:

Begins with a brief overview of the English legal system in order to provide a general background into which to fit the specific rules relating to package holidays
Covers the nature of the contractual relationship between tour operator and client, the legal status of travel agents, the criminal liabilities of tour operators, civil liability, and the effects of insolvency
Looks at air law, how to sue a foreign defendant, and the legal position of self made packages and Internet sales
Includes a wealth of new case law including Holden v First Choice and examines the dramatic impact of R (ABTA) v CAA and its appeal
Examines the cope of the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours
Regulations 1992 and looks at what is and isn’t covered under them
Covers all other key developments including the Denied Boarding Regulations 2004, the OFT guidelines on unfair terms in holiday contracts, and the Compensation Act 2006 on holiday cases
Contains key materials including the Council Directive on Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours; the Package Travel, the Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992; and the ABTA Code of Conduct

The package travel regulations
Offer and acceptance
Contents of the contract
Liability
Exclusion of liability
Misrepresentation
Privity of contract
Frustration of contract and force
Majeure
Remedies
The Trade Descriptions Act 1968
The Consumer Protection Act 1987
Criminal offences under the package
Travel regulations
Defences
Travel agents
Insolvency and security
Practical litigation
Air and sea travel
Accidents abroad
Appendices

"...an informed, comprehensible and entertaining guided tour of the relevant law, whether you just want to see the main points of interest or want to know all the fine print." The Times