Professor David Grant
David Grant is Professor Emeritus at Northumbria University and was Visiting Professor of Travel Law at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Whilst at Northumbria, he established the Travel Law Centre in 1992 and the International Travel Law Journal in 1994. He was editor in chief of the ITLJ until it was discontinued at the end of 2008. He is co-author of ‘Holiday Law’ (Sweet & Maxwell, 5th. ed. 2012) with Stephen Mason and also co-author of ‘Hotel Law’ (Northumbria Law Press, 2007) with Helen Douglas and Julia Sharpley.
He has written and lectured extensively on travel law. He is, or has been, a member of the IBA Leisure Industries Section, of TATLA, of IFTTA and of ATIPAC (the Air Travel Insolvency Protection Advisory Committee). Previously he was a member of the AUC (the Air Transport Users Committee) and Chair of Newcastle Airport Consultative Committee. He was also a lay member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
He launched the Travel Law Quarterly in 2009 and the online-only version in 2016.
The Traveller’s Dilemma: Should I Cancel?
Article 22 and the right of redress
Does lounge access give airline passengers extra protection?
Missed connections, bad weather and strikes. The perils of modern air travel
Travel Agents Beware: Part 3
Travel Agents Beware: Part 2
Travel Agents Beware
Plus ca change
Last minute publication of the Package Travel Regulations
Travel industry disadvantaged by Brexit bottleneck
Is Google a threat to the Tour Operating industry?
Monarch collapses. A right royal mess
Hurricane Irma and package holidays
The only certainties in life are death and taxes – but don’t forget airline fees and charges
Food poisoning on holiday – How concerned should the travel industry be?
We will seat you and then beat you!
Consumer rights in Europe
Welcome to the new website for Travel Law Quarterly