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Policing in Tourism
by Jeff Wilks
This article examines the value of having specialist tourist police in popular tourist areas.
Pre-Departure Changes
by Sarah Prager
This article examines the rules about pre-departure changes that a tour operator will have to comply with in the proposals made by the European Commission for the revision of the 1990 Package Travel Directive
Principal or Agent. VAT or No VAT. Implications of Med Hotels Ltd v HMRC
This article discusses the much anticipated VAT tribunal decision in which Med Hotels lost its appeal against a VAT bill in excess of £7 million which has huge implications for the travel sector.
Proposals for a new Package Travel Directive. An Introduction
This article introduces the six articles that follow which examine the proposals put forward by the European Commission to revise the 1990 Package Travel Directive
Protecting your hotel brand from online brandjacking
The hotel industry’s reliance on internet advertising makes it particularly vulnerable to online “brandjacking” by both legitimate and illegitimate means. Using examples from an Australian perspective, the authors outline strategies to secure, maintain and enforce intellectual property rights in an online environment.
Qatar’s New Tourism Law - Restoring Confidence
In light of the Football World Cup 2022 to be hosted in Qatar and the rapid growth of tourism, the Qatari authorities are looking to put in place clearer laws to regulate the tourism industry and provide a more user-friendly set of requirements for licensing, tourism activities and complaints procedure that will further attract foreign investment
Quad Bikes: Injuries and Prevention
by Jeff Wilks
Like other areas of adventure travel and tourism where recreational vehicles are involved, such as jet skis, accidents on quad bikes occur as a combination of an unfamiliar activity in an unfamiliar environment. In the case of quad bikes, there are the added elements of the quad bike’s propensity to roll over due to a high centre of gravity, possible lack of maintenance on rental vehicles, drivers and passengers not wearing helmets, and in some cases the involvement of alcohol or other drugs.
Radisson Hotels decision protects travel industry
by Bruce Urdang
For those participants in the travel industry, mostly hotels and restaurants, which operate using a franchisor – franchisee business model, the case of Radisson Hotels Int’l Inc v Majestic Towers Inc provided some much needed certainty to a somewhat controversial legal issue.
Recovery in the air, it might be harder than you think
This article discusses the meaning of “bodily injury”, a term found in the Montreal Convention, the international convention to which the US is a signatory which governs international travel by air. More specifically the article focuses upon whether passengers can recover when they have suffered non-physical damage.
Reforming Irish Travel Trade Legislation
This article discusses a report by the state regulator for the travel trade in Ireland which reviews the policy and law contained in Irish travel trade legislation,
