Recitals
- Recital (1)Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and of the Council modernised the legal framework for package travel in light of market…
- Recital (2)In order to pursue those objectives, Directive (EU) 2015/2302 broadened the definition of the term package compared to Directive…
- Recital (3)Although Directive (EU) 2015/2302 has worked well overall, several challenges have emerged since the start of its application on 1 July…
- Recital (4)Therefore, it is necessary to close the gaps identified in the current rules, and to clarify and simplify certain concepts and provisions,…
- Recital (5)Overall, the updated definition of package in Directive (EU) 2015/2302 is considered to have been effective. By contrast, the rules on…
- Recital (6)The principle underlying the definition of package should remain that there is a close link between different travel services booked for…
- Recital (7)Travellers should receive clear information on whether a given combination of travel services constitutes a package or not, since, in…
- Recital (8)In booking situations where the trader invites the traveller to purchase additional travel services, an invitation should be understood as…
- Recital (9)One of the definitions of package has proved to be too narrow, namely that referred to in Article 3, point (2)(b)(v), of Directive (EU)…
- Recital (10)Regarding packages where, for example, accommodation is combined with other tourist services, but which do not contain any carriage of…
- Recital (11)As demonstrated in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic, the absence of business-to-business rules on refunds to organisers of packages…
- Recital (12)While Directive (EU) 2015/2302 requires organisers to inform travellers about arrangements for payment, including any down payments to be…
- Recital (13)Where a travel service included in a package is cancelled or not performed and advance payments have been made to the respective service…
- Recital (14)In certain situations, voluntary vouchers can serve as a useful alternative to refunds. Vouchers can give more flexibility to organisers,…
- Recital (15)On grounds of legal certainty, rules should be established on the validity period of vouchers and any possible extension. It is also…
- Recital (16)Member States can provide for mechanisms ensuring refunds to travellers in accordance with the legal requirements, for cases where packages…
- Recital (17)It should be clarified that the termination of a package travel contract is possible where it can be reasonably expected that its…
- Recital (18)Unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances include objective situations, for example warfare, other serious security problems, such as…
- Recital (19)Official statements or recommendations issued by the competent authorities of a Member State advising travellers against travelling to a…
- Recital (20)It should also be clarified that the 14-day refund period triggered by the termination of the package travel contract applies regardless of…
- Recital (21)In order to ensure effective and uniform protection of travellers and a level playing field for organisers, it should be provided that the…
- Recital (22)Within the parameters laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/2302, Member States should define their insolvency protection systems applicable…
- Recital (23)In order to ensure the effectiveness of insolvency protection for travellers at all times, it should be provided that the security is…
- Recital (24)Regarding refunds of travellers’ payments in the event of an organiser’s insolvency, the period within which such refunds are to be made…
- Recital (25)It is also appropriate to provide that Member States be able to require retailers to take out insolvency protection in addition to…
- Recital (26)It should be clarified that the central contact points are responsible for the exchange of information relating to insolvency protection…
- Recital (27)It is important that travellers are properly informed of their rights, are able to understand the information provided to them and have…
- Recital (28)In order to enhance the effectiveness of Directive (EU) 2015/2302, organisers should be required to comply with certain standards when…
- Recital (29)Access to fair and efficient dispute resolution mechanisms is also important for the enforcement of rights of travellers under Directive…
- Recital (30)This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European…
- Recital (31)The Commission should submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Directive within five years…
- Recital (32)Since the objective of this Directive, namely to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market in relation to package travel…
- Recital (33)Directive (EU) 2015/2302 should therefore be amended accordingly,
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