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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Greece has become a member of the Visa Waiver Program, enabling Greeks to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days with just a valid passport. Greece joins 35 other nations already participating in the Visa Waiver Program.Source: Travel Weekly; find article here>>.

The nearly 130 years old Kasubi Tombs in Kampala , where several of the late Kings of Buganda are laid to rest and which was a focal point for tourists and the kingdom's subjects for visits, burned down. It has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, ...

European Union and U.S. negotiators will push hard to complete long-running negotiations to open markets in transatlantic air travel. Talks will resume in Brussels on March 23. The EU in particular wants the U.S. to end restrictions on EU investment in U.S. airlines.An EU and U.S. agreement would build on ...

Wed Mar 10, 9:49 am ET BERLIN (AFP) – The world's largest tourism fair, the ITB, kicked off Wednesday in Berlin with the global travel industry hoping for better times following a crisis-hit 2009. According to United Nations figures, international tourist arrivals fell by four percent in 2009 and earnings ...

European commission has published a list on responses to the public consultation on the PTD revision. The list which provides links to the respective responses covers both the responses to the questionnaire in the IPM-tool (online questionnaire) and e-mail contributions and is available here>>.

Plaintiffs purchased flight tickets from Barcelona to Mexico City via London. The initial flight to London took off 30 minutes delayed. As a consequence, plaintiffs missed their connecting flight to Mexico City. The airline placed the plaintiffs on an alternative flight, which arrived in Mexico City more than nine hours ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has assessed a $40,000 civil penalty against US Airways for violating rules that require airline price advertisements to disclose the full price consumers must pay for air transportation.The DOT's Aviation Enforcement Office found that when consumers searched US Airways' website for one-way flights sorted ...

Gow v TUI UK Ltd. (Trading as Crystal Holidays) [2006] CLYB 1071G booked a package holiday with T through a travel agent (X). He made the booking over the telephone and paid during the call. On arrival at the hotel G discovered that he was allocated a room in the ...

English Case: Serco Ltd. V Redfearn [2006] EWCA Civ. 659R was employed as a bus driver and escort for people with disabilities. A local newspaper revealed that he had become a candidate in the local council elections for the British National Party (BNP). The BNP campaigns against immigration and, until ...

The Race Relations Act 1976 and Equality Act 2006In Great Britain (Scotland, England and Wales) the Race Relations Act 1976 prohibits discrimination on grounds of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, or nationality. Discrimination on the grounds of language is not directly prohibited, but may amount to ‘indirect discrimination'. The ...

Greenhoff v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council [2006] IRLR 98G suffered from clinical depression. On return to work he was offered a lesser role than he previously held. He resigned and claimed disability discrimination and unfair constructive dismissal. The employment tribunal held that Barnsley MBC had breached the provisions of the ...

UK: Disability Discrimination LawThe Disability Discrimination Act 1995 deals with discrimination against disabled people. The Act applies throughout the UK. It outlaws such discrimination in relation to employment, the provision of goods, facilities and services and the sale and letting of property. The UK Government is empowered to make regulations ...

Deep Vein Thrombosis v Air Travel Group Litigation, Re [2005] UKHL 72The group appealed against a decision of the English Court of Appeal made in 2003 that the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on board an international flight did not amount to an “accident” under Article 17 of the ...

Bass Taverns Ltd v Secretary of State for Scotland 2000 SLT 775An enforcement notice was served on the owners of a hotel alleging that they were in breach of planning consent. They had had permission to have a beer garden as an ‘incidental use' of the hotel premises. They extended ...

Planning Law Framework for Tourism and Leisure Premises in the UKThe law governing planning in England and Wales is contained mainly in the Town and Country Planning Acts 1947 to 2004. In Scotland the main provisions are found in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. There is also ...

R (On the Application of I'm Your Man Ltd.) v North Somerset Council [2004] EWHC 342Planning permission had been obtained for the erection of a helicopter museum. Some time after it opened it began to increase the number of helicopter flights at the site. M sought judicial review of the ...

Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations 2005These Regulations, made under the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, provide wheelchair accessibility and general accessibility requirements for disabled persons on buses and coaches.

Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005These Regulations bring Northern Ireland into line with Scotland, England and Wales in respect of equal treatment of men and women in employment and working conditions. They also bring in definitions of indirect discrimination, harassment and genuine occupational qualifications. It also clarified a ...

Derbyshire First Choice Holidays & Flights Ltd. 5 October 2004D suffered injuries during a skiing accident on holiday. D could have booked the “ski pack” at the time of booking the package holiday but did not do so. Instead, D booked the ski package through F's representative at the resort. ...

Samuels v MyTravel Tour Operations Ltd. (Trading as Cresta Holidays), 27 February 2004S made an online booking for a holiday at a luxury 4 star hotel in Mauritius. On arrival, S discovered that there was construction going on at the hotel from early morning till late at night, under floodlit ...