UK travel industry urges government action to forestall collapse of businesses

Current package regulations are not designed to cope with a global crisis of the coronavirus outbreak’s scale, sector leaders warn

The UK travel sector is calling on the government to make immediate changes to the package travel regulations to prevent “innumerable company collapses and the loss of many thousands of jobs”.

Under the existing regulations tour operators are obliged to offer a full refund if elements of the holiday can’t be provided. But travel industry bodies say that in the current global crisis the regulations are not fit for purpose and will lead to the end of many otherwise successful travel businesses.

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from Travel | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2TXqCF8