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Schedule 1 Summary

Schedule 1 of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations (PTRs) in the UK outlines the essential information that a travel agent must provide to customers, where applicable, when selling a package holiday. It includes:

1. Details of the Package:

- Clear description of the holiday package

- Dates, duration, and location(s) of the trip.

2. Price and Additional Costs:

- Total price, including taxes and additional charges.

- Breakdown of costs and what's included.

3. Payment Schedule:

- Information on when and how payments are to be made.

4. Special Requests:

- Any special requests made by the customer and whether they've been confirmed.

5. Health and Passport Requirements:

- Health information and any passport/visa requirements for the trip.

6. Insurance:

- Advising customers on the importance of travel insurance.

7. Cancellation and Changes:

- Details on cancellations, changes, and associated costs.

8. Alternative Arrangements:

- What happens if significant changes occur, including offering alternative options.

9. Minimum Number of Persons:

- Where applicable, information about the minimum number of persons required for the package to take place and the time-limit before the start of the package for the possible termination of the contract if that number is not reached e.g. some escorted tours rely on a minimum number of passengers to go ahead

10. Substitution:

- If a traveller can transfer the package to another person, on reasonable notice and possibly subject to additional costs.

11. Complaint Handling:

- How complaints are handled and contact information for lodging complaints.

12. Timeframe for Communicating Information:

- When the above information should be provided before the start of the trip.

13. Financial Protection:

- Details about how customer's money is protected in case of financial failure.

This schedule is designed to ensure transparency and provide customers with all the necessary information they need before booking a package holiday. As a UK-based travel agent, it's crucial to adhere to these requirements to meet legal obligations and maintain customer trust.

Part 1 – General

The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations.

Therefore, you will benefit from all EU rights applying to packages. Independent Travel Experts will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole.

Additionally, as required by law, Independent Travel Experts have protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that it becomes/they become insolvent.

More information on key rights under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.

Part 2 - Key rights under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018

  • Travellers will receive all essential information about the package before concluding the package travel contract.

  • There is always at least one trader who is liable for the proper performance of all the travel services included in the contract.

  • Travellers are given an emergency number or details of a contact point where they can get in touch with the organiser or travel agent.

  • Travellers may transfer the package to another person, on reasonable notice and possibly subject to additional costs.

  • The price of the package may only be increased if specific costs rise (for instance fuel prices), and if expressly provided for in the contract, and in any event not later than 20 days before the start of the package. If the price increase exceeds 8% of the price of the package, the traveller may terminate the contract. If the organiser reserves the right to a price increase, the traveller has a right to a price reduction if there is a decrease in the relevant costs.

  • Travellers may terminate the contract without paying any termination fee and get a full refund of any payments if any of the essential elements of the package, other than the price, are changed significantly. If before the start of the package the trader responsible for the package cancels the package, travellers are entitled to a refund and compensation where appropriate.

  • Travellers may terminate the contract without paying any termination fee before the start of the package in the event of exceptional circumstances, for instance if there are serious security problems at the destination which are likely to affect the package

  • Additionally, travellers may at any time before the start of the package terminate the contract in return for an appropriate and justifiable termination fee.

  • If, after the start of the package, significant elements of the package cannot be provided as agreed, suitable alternative arrangements will have to be offered to the traveller at no extra cost. Travellers may terminate the contract without paying any termination fee, where services are not performed in accordance with the contract and this substantially affects the performance of the package and the organiser fails to remedy the problem.

  • Travellers are also entitled to a price reduction or compensation for damages or both where the travel services are not performed or are improperly performed.

  • The organiser has to provide assistance if the traveller is in difficulty.

  • If the organiser or the retailer becomes insolvent, payments will be refunded. If the organiser or, where applicable, the retailer becomes insolvent after the start of the package and if transport is included in the package, repatriation of the travellers is secured. XY has taken out insolvency protection with YZ (the entity in charge of the insolvency protection, e.g. a guarantee fund or an insurance company). Travellers may contact this entity or, where applicable, the competent authority (contact details, including name, geographical address, email and telephone number) if services are denied because of the Company's insolvency.

    Full details of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations can be found here.

Package Travel Regulations