Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

1306 COLLECTIVE COMMENTARY ABOUT THE NEW PACKAGE TRAVEL DIRECTIVE HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND LEVEL OF HARMONISATION Article 1 Subject matter The purpose of this Directive is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and to the achievement of a high and as uniform as possible level of consumer protection by approximating certain aspects of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States in respect of contracts between travellers and traders relating to package travel and linked travel arrangements. Article 2 Scope 1. This Directive applies to packages offered for sale or sold by traders to travellers and to linked travel arrangements facilitated by traders for travellers. 2. This Directive does not apply to: (a) packages and linked travel arrangements covering a period of less than 24 hours unless overnight accommodation is included; (b) packages offered, and linked travel arrangements facilitated, occasionally and on a not-for-profit basis and only to a limited group of travellers; (c) packages and linked travel arrangements purchased on the basis of a general agreement for the arrangement of business travel between a trader and another natural or legal person who is acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession. 3. This Directive does not affect national general contract law such as the rules on the validity, formation or effect of a contract, insofar as general contract law aspects are not regulated in this Directive.