Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 13 JUNE 1990 1239 ANNEX Elements to be included in the contract if relevant to the particular package; (a) the travel destination(s) and, where periods of stay are involved, the relevant periods, with dates; (b) the means, characteristics and categories of transport to be used, the dates, times and points of departure and return; (c) where the package includes accommodation, its location, its tourist category or degree of comfort, its main features, its compliance with the rules of the host Member State concerned and the meal plan; (d) whether a minimum number of persons is required for the package to take place and, if so, the deadline for informing the consumer in the event of cancellation; (e) the itinerary; (f ) visits, excursions or other services which are included in the total price agreed for the package; (g) the name and address of the organizer, the retailer and, where appropriate, the insurer; (h) the price of the package, an indication of the possibility of price revisions under Article 4 (4) and an indication of any dues, taxes or fees chargeable for certain services (landing, embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports and airports, tourist taxes) where such costs are not included in the package; (i) the payment schedule and method of payment; (j) special requirements which the consumer has communicated to the organizer or retailer when making the booking, and which both have accepted; (k) periods within which the consumer must make any complaint concerning failure to perform or improper performance of the contract.