Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

Article 11 Alteration of other package travel contract terms 1. Member States shall ensure that, before the start of the package, the organiser may not unilaterally change package travel contract terms other than the price in accordance with Article 10, unless: (a) the organiser ha reserved that right in the contract; (b) the change is insignificant; and (c) the organiser informs the traveller of the change in a clear, comprehensible and prominent manner on a durable medium. 2. If, before the start of the package, the organiser is constrained to alter significantly any of the main characteristics of the travel services as referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) or cannot fulfil the special requirements as referred to in point (a) of Article 7 (2), or proposes to increase the price of the package by more than 8 % in accordance with Article 10 (2), the traveller may within a reasonable period specified by the organiser: (a) accept the proposed change; or (b) terminate the contract without paying a termination fee. If the traveller terminates the package travel contract, the traveller may accept a substitute package where this is offered by the organiser, if possible of an equivalent or a higher quality. 3. The organiser shall, without undue delay, inform the traveller in a clear, comprehensible and prominent manner on a durable medium of: (a) the proposed changes referred to in paragraph 2 and, where appropriate in accordance with paragraph 4, their impact on the price of the package;