Sustainable Tourism Law

604 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM LAW II. PACKAGE AND LINKED TRAVELS: THE DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/2302 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 25 NOVEMBER 2015 ON PACKAGE TRAVEL AND LINKED TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS The purpose of this Directive is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and to achieve a high and uniform level of protection for consumers by approximating certain aspects of the regulation of the Member States of the European Union regarding contracts between travellers and traders in terms of package travel and linked travel arrangements. It deals with the definition of “package” in its art. 3.2, expressly indicating that it is the combination of at least two types of travel services for the same trip or holiday, if: First option: those services are combined by one trader, including at the request of or in accordance with the selection made by the traveller, before a single contract on all services is concluded; or Second option: irrespective of whether separate contracts are concluded with individual travel service providers, those services are: a) purchased from a single point of sale and those services have been selected before the traveller agrees to pay; b) offered, sold or charged at an inclusive or total price; c) advertised or sold under the term “package” or under a similar term; d) combined after the conclusion of a contract by which a trader entitles the traveller to choose among a selection of different types of travel services; e) purchased from separate traders through linked online booking processes where the traveller’s name, payment details and e-mail address are transmitted from the trader with whom the first contract is concluded to another trader or traders, and a contract with the latter trader or traders is concluded at the latest 24 hours after the confirmation of the booking of the first travel service. However, it is not considered a combined trip in the following cases: “A combination of travel services where not more than one type of travel service as referred to in point (a), (b) or (c) of point 1 is combined with one or more tourist services as referred to in point (d) of point 1 is not a package if the latter services: