Dear Friends and Colleagues, Having participated at many IFTTA Conferences and Workshops in the last years, and having enjoyed the hospitality of our colleagues and friends, we have now the honour to organize the 5th European IFTTA Workshop on Travel and Tourism Law. The workshop takes place from April 17 – 20, 2012 in Rostock, Germany. The main topics are: – The proposal for a new Package Travel Directive – New developments in EU passengers’ rights – EU national reports on recent developmentsin Travel and Tourism Law. All information about the workshop, the programme, venue, call for paper, registration and more you find at our hotsite: www.iftta.info Looking forward to meeting you in Rostock, Uta Stenzel, Klaus Tonner