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Hone v Six Continents Retail Ltd. [2005] EWCA Civ 922H was employed as a licensed house manager at a hotel for 4 years, when he was moved to another hotel owned by the same company. He began to suffer from headaches and insomnia. After 8 months of working in the new hotel he had a […]

Welsh v Messenger, 13 September 2005, [CLYB] 2875W, aged 68, suffered serious neck and hip injuries when the coach she was travelling on veered off the road and rolled down a bank. She had not been wearing a seatbelt at the time and was thrown from the coach. In 2001, a regulation had been introduced

Clough v First Choice Holidays and Flights Ltd. [2006] EWCA Civ. 15Whilst on holiday, C slipped from a wall that divided two swimming pools, fell into a paddling pool and broke his neck. He was under the influence of alcohol at the time. The judge agreed that the tour operator had been negligent in that

Next 7 May, the University of the Algarve at Faro will held an International Travel Law Conference focused on The 20 Years of the European Package Travel Directive. With some of the most renown Experts from Portugal, Spain, Austria, Germany and Ireland, but also from the USA and Brazil, as invited Speakers, this intends to

The final report (110 pages) as of February 2010 made by Steer Davies Gleave / London for the European Commission DG Transport can be found and downloaded here:Report

The privacy fears raised by the deployment of full body scanners at airports are overblown, a committee of British lawmakers said Wednesday, adding that the technology was no more of a threat to passengers’ rights than pat-downs or bag searches. The government promised to install body scanners across Britain’s airports after a botched attempt to

The Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, passed by the Senate earlier this week, contains a new provision that would require airlines and online travel agencies to clearly disclose all fees associated with the cost of a ticket, including holiday surcharges, baggage fees and seat assignments.The bill also includes the Passenger Bill of Rights, which mandates

China, the world’s fourth-most popular tourist destination at present, will surpass France as the largest tourist destination by 2015, according to Taleb Rifai, secretary general of the UNWTO. In the last ten years, the number of foreign tourists to China has increased from 8 to 48 million.Source: eTurboNews; find article here>>.

The Idaho House of Representatives has voted 58-9 in favor of HB 573, legislation from Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, to restrict the use of full-body imaging for airport security in Idaho. Rep. Russ Mathews, R-Idaho Falls, backed the bill, saying Americans shouldn’t sacrifice freedoms in the name of security. The bill now moves to the

Plaintiff (P) and her family Normal 0 21 booked a skiing holiday at Mayrhofen, Austria with defendant (D). Normal 0 21