Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

Francisca Ramón Fernández 1 Cristina Lull Noguera 2 Universitat Politècnica de València Introduction; I. Article 28 of the Directive (EU) 2015/2302; II. National transposition measures for the Package Travel Directive; 1. Austria; 2. Belgium; 3. Bulgaria; 4. Croatia; 5. Cyprus; 6. Czech Republic; 7. Denmark; 8. Estonia; 9. Finland; 10. France; 11. Germany; 12. Greece; 13. Hungary; 14. Italy; 15. Ireland; 16. Latvia; 17. Lithuania; 18. Luxembourg; 19. Malta; 20. Netherlands; 21. Poland; 22. Portugal; 23. Romania; 24. Slovakia; 25. Slovenia; 26. Spain; 27. Sweden; 28. United Kingdom; Conclusions; Bibliography. INTRODUCTION 3 The Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on package travel and linked travel arrangements (henceforth, Directive (EU) 2015/2302) entered into force on December 31, 2015. It amended Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealed Council Directive 90/314/EEC from 1 July 2018. New EU rules protect almost 120 million travellers buying combined travel arrangements. This reduces damages to consumers by about €430 million a year. This is achieved thanks to 4 : a) A broadening of the concept of ‘package’. b) Clearer information for travellers. 1 Profesora titular de Derecho civil. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería del Diseño (ETSID). Email: frarafer@urb.upv.es. 2 Profesora contratada doctora. Escuela Técnica Superior de Gandía (EPSG). Email: clull@upvnet.upv.es . 3 Work carried out within the framework of the I + D + i Project “Research Challenges” of the State Program of R + D + i oriented towards the Challenges of the Society of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. RTI2018-097354-B-100 (2019-2022). 4 It is mentioned by JOUROVÁ, V .: Stronger EU protection for package holidays How does it work in practice . Available in: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/factsheet_package_holidays_2018.06_en_web.pdf (Consulted 28 July 2019).