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IFTTA Law Review 3-2011 now available
The third edition of the IFTTA Law Review is now available in pdf within the members' section of the website. It focusses on cases related to the Montreal Convention and the Warsaw Convention in particular with regard to the issue of exclusivity.
Court of Cassation (FR) on Deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis is not an accident under Warsaw Convention [forwarded by Jackie Tanti Dougall]
UNWTO: European tourism grows above expectations
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.5% in the first eight months of 2011 to a total of 671 million (29 million more than in the same period of 2010).
World Travel & Tourism Council addresses governments on World Tourism Day
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on the occasion of World Tourism Day on Sep. 27 urged governments to recognize the vast economic and social contribution of travel and tourism - particularly as a driver of sustainable economic growth and revival. The World Travel & Tourism Council was formed over 20 years ago by the heads of some of the largest private travel and tourism companies in the world to ensure that governments, the media, and the society understood the enormous economic and social contribution of travel and tourism.
UNWTO reports healthy growth of international tourism in first half of 2011
International tourism grew by almost 5% in the first half of 2011 totalling a new record of 440 million arrivals. Results confirm that, in spite of multiple challenges, international tourism continues to consolidate the return to growth initiated in 2010.
IFTTA Law Review 2-2011 online
The second edition of our new "IFTTA Law Review" is now available in the members area of the website. It contains the following articles: Message of the Co-Presidents - Harry Manuel, Michael Wukoschitz Policy and Technical Issues regarding including of Dynamic Packages in the Package Travel Directive - Marc McDonald Case: U.S. Department of Transportation, Consent Order of 17.6.2011 - Deutsche Lufthansa, Docket 2011-0003 Enjoy reading!
UNWTO: international tourist arrivals up 4.5 percent in the first four months of 2011
According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals grew by 4.5 percent in the first four months of 2011, despite new challenges to the travel market. Growth was positive in all regions except the Middle East.
IFTTA Law Review 1-2011 now online
The first issue of our new journal, the IFTTA Law Review 1-2011, is now available for download in pdf. Please note that pursuant to our agreement with the Sellier publishing company, the access is limited to paid IFTTA members. To visit the page, login is required. The IFTTA Law Review is also available in print as a supplement to the German journal "ReiseRecht aktuell". 
1st edition of the new "IFTTA Law Review"
The 1st edition of our new "IFTTA Law Review" is now available in print as a supplement to "Reiserecht aktuell". The online version is expected to be available shortly. The issue contains an article by Klaus Tonner on the new Package Travel Directive, the IFTTA paper on the revision of the PTD and a Canadian aviation case dealing with the Warsaw Convention.
UNWTO: tourism a vehicle for gender equality
According to a new World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)/UN Women report launched at the ITB tourism fair in Berlin, women make up an important percentage of the tourism workforce, but more work must be done to close the wealth and skills gap between men and women employed in tourism. Women are almost twice as likely to be employers in tourism as compared to others sectors.
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