Download or read book European Travel Law written by Zahd Yaqub and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1997-05-07 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Whether one encounters legal problems in Belgium, Ireland, Spain, England or Germany, this reference book will certainly become the touchstone of the tourism and travel industry. ? As a North American, I envy the practitioners of European travel and tourism law, who now have available this powerful tool to assist them in guiding representatives of the industry through the complex web of law which governs the ever expanding European travel industry." From the Foreword by Michael Lipton QC, Past-Chairman of the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Law Committee (Committee Y), Section on Business Law, International Bar Association European Travel Law provides an in-depth and up-to-date guide to European tourism and travel law and the structure of the European travel industry. Each country chapter is written by a recognised local expert and examines the law affecting tourism and related consumer protection issues on two levels: first at the EC level, providing in particular an explanation of the implementation of the vitally important Package Travel Directive and secondly at the national level, with chapters detailing the domestic practice and provisions on tourism law throughout Europe. In addition to the country-by-country analysis, European Travel Law gathers together and examines in detail the increasing amount of European Community provisions on travel and tourism, including an examination of the only judgment to be heard to date on the Package Travel Directive (Dillenkofer), the relevant GATT provisions and the World Travel Organisation regulations and codes of conduct relating to tourism. "To the layperson, any book written by lawyers about the law, usually presents a daunting challenge, not only in reading, but also in comprehension. It was, therefore, a pleasant surprise to find European Travel Law to be very readable and more especially, very informative. The book gives clear, concise and comprehensible information and advice. It is not only regular travellers who would be wise to get their hands on a copy of this book, but anyone involved in, or connected with, the travel industry in Europe will need a copy." Clive Parish, Managing Director, Association of European Travel Agents (AETA)

Download or read book Travel as a Political Act written by Rick Steves and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever. With the world facing divisive and often frightening events, from Trump, Brexit, and Erdogan, to climate change, nativism, and populism, there's never been a more important time to travel. Rick believes the risks of travel are widely exaggerated, and that fear is for people who don't get out much. After years of living out of a suitcase, he still marvels at how different cultures find different truths to be self-evident. By sharing his experiences from Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East, Rick shows how we can learn more about own country by viewing it from afar. With gripping stories from Rick's decades of exploration, this fully revised edition of Travel as a Political Act is an antidote to the current climate of xenophobia. When we travel thoughtfully, we bring back the most beautiful souvenir of all: a broader perspective on the world that we all call home. All royalties from the sale of Travel as a Political Act are donated to support the work of Bread for the World, a non-partisan organization working to end hunger at home and abroad.

Download or read book Coronavirus and the Law in Europe written by Ewoud Hondius and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 30 January 2020, in response to the globalisation of COVID-19, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The deadly outbreak has caused unprecedented disruption to travel and trade and is raising pressing legal questions across all disciplines, which this book attempts to address.00The aims of this book are twofold. First, it is intended to serve as a "toolbox" for domestic and European judges. They will soon be dealing with the interpretation of COVID-19-related legislation and administrative measures, as well as the disruption the pandemic has caused to society and fundamental rights.00Second, it aims to assist businesses and citizens who wish to be informed about the implications of the virus in the existence, performance and enforcement of their contracts.

Download or read book The Brussels Effect written by Anu Bradford and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politics; Brexit; and the rise of Asian influence, the EU is seen as a declining power on the world stage. Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford argues the opposite in her important new book The Brussels Effect: the EU remains an influential superpower that shapes the world in its image. By promulgating regulations that shape the international business environment, elevating standards worldwide, and leading to a notable Europeanization of many important aspects of global commerce, the EU has managed to shape policy in areas such as data privacy, consumer health and safety, environmental protection, antitrust, and online hate speech. And in contrast to how superpowers wield their global influence, the Brussels Effect - a phrase first coined by Bradford in 2012- absolves the EU from playing a direct role in imposing standards, as market forces alone are often sufficient as multinational companies voluntarily extend the EU rule to govern their global operations. The Brussels Effect shows how the EU has acquired such power, why multinational companies use EU standards as global standards, and why the EU's role as the world's regulator is likely to outlive its gradual economic decline, extending the EU's influence long into the future.

Download or read book Research Handbook on EU Health Law and Policy written by Tamara K. Hervey and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steady expansion of the European Union’s involvement in health over the past 20 years has been accelerated by recent events. This handbook offers an up-to-date analytical overview of the most important topics in EU health law and policy. It outlines, as far as possible, the direction of travel for each topic and suggests research agenda(s) for the future.

Download or read book EU Immigration and Asylum Law Text and Commentary Second Revised Edition written by Steve Peers and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1999, the EU has adopted legislation harmonizing many areas of immigration law, in particular rules on borders, visas, legal migration, and irregular migration. The much-enlarged and fully updated second edition of this book contains the text of and detailed commentary upon every significant measure in this field proposed or adopted up until 1 September 2011. It includes commentary on the EU visa code, the Schengen Borders Code, the Frontex Regulation, the Returns Directive, the Directives on family reunion, long-term residents and single permits for migrant workers, and many more besides. This is the essential guide for any lawyers, academics, civil servants, NGOs and students interested in this area of law.

Download or read book Essential Texts on European Tourism Law written by Marc Taeymans and published by Gompel&Svacina. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travelling is by far a moment to enjoy and to relax. In order to make sure that tourism companies, transportation operators and hotels provide such pleasure to travellers, a very comprehensive set of rules and regulations exists. This volume presents a selection of legislative texts and case law of European and Belgian Tourism Law. It focuses on the law regarding consumers protection, such as air passengers rights and rights of travellers buying travel services. In the first place it serves as a guide for students and scholars of International Tourism & Leisure Law.

Download or read book Traveller Vulnerability in the Context of Travel and Tourism Contracts written by Maria Goretti Sanches Lima and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book highlights the link between consumers and travellers, identifying the meaning of vulnerability in Brazil and the EU. It also covers different types of contracts for tourism and travel services, including online booking processes. Only after 2015, as a result of the directive on package travel and linked travel arrangements, did the EU begin viewing travellers as consumers in the sense of Union Consumer Law; conversely, in Brazil, the traveller has no legal status whatsoever and is considered solely a consumer. As the traveller is implicitly a consumer he/she is subject to vulnerability. However, the definition of vulnerability differs considerably between Brazil and the EU: while in Brazil it is a principle stemming from the Consumer Defence Code, covering all consumers, in the EU vulnerability is not an established principle. In the EU, although the average consumer is assumed to be reasonably well informed, observant and circumspect, they are also recognised as the weaker party in the contract. That recognition does not fit with the notion of "confident consumer". Vulnerable consumers in the EU are those whose individual characteristics, such as their age, physical or mental infirmity, or credulity, make them particularly susceptible to unfair commercial practices. Conversely, in Brazil these consumers are seen as being hyper-vulnerable, rather than solely vulnerable. In this context, travellers are in a weaker position than regular consumers buying goods or services, because they are outside of their domicile or jurisdiction for a brief or extended period of time. This book examines two types of traveller vulnerability that make travellers, particularly international ones, a special type of consumers: 1. External and 2. Legal (jurisdiction). Travellers’ vulnerability mainly stems from consumers travelling to different markets and different cultures. As such, they are subject to different laws that require special global attention. While both the EU and Brazilian system have their respective advantages and disadvantages, the goal of both must be to further increase protection for travellers, including business travellers. In consumer societies, the traveller is indeed a consumer by logical causation and hence a “special consumer”.

Download or read book Selling Tourism Services at a Distance written by Josep Maria Bech Serrat and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-26 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New rules on distance contracts provided for the Consumer Rights Directive of 25 October 2011 do not apply to package holidays or contracts falling within the scope of the Timeshare Directive. Moreover, contracts for passenger transport services and contracts for the provision of accommodation, car rental, catering or leisure services if the contract provides for a specific date or period of performance are not covered by some of these rules. Yet measures aimed at protecting the consumer when a contract is concluded via the phone, the Internet, by mail or other means of distance communication play a role in tourism. This book helps readers to navigate through uncertainties in travel contracts regarding information requirements, the right of withdrawal or providing alternative services. Findings reveal that consumer acquis is inadequately adapted to the features of the tourism industry when an optional instrument based on the Draft Common Frame of Reference might be used in the future.

Download or read book Immigration and Privacy in the Law of the European Union written by Niovi Vavoula and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigration and Privacy in the Law of the European Union: The Case of Information Systems examines the privacy challenges posed by the establishment and operation of pan-European centralised databases processing personal data of different categories of third-country nationals.

Download or read book EU Immigration and Asylum Law Text and Commentary Second Revised Edition written by Steve Peers and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1999, the EU has adopted legislation harmonizing many areas of immigration law, in particular rules on borders, visas, legal migration, and irregular migration. The much-enlarged and fully updated second edition of this book contains the text of and detailed commentary upon every significant measure in this field proposed or adopted up until 1 September 2011. It includes commentary on the EU visa code, the Schengen Borders Code, the Frontex Regulation, the Returns Directive, the Directives on family reunion, long-term residents and single permits for migrant workers, and many more besides. This is the essential guide for any lawyers, academics, civil servants, NGOs and students interested in this area of law.

Download or read book Overtourism Understanding and Managing Urban Tourism Growth Beyond Perceptions written by Ko Koens and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of tourism flows in cities to the benefit of visitors and residents alike is a fundamental issue for the tourism sector. It is critical to understand residents' attitude towards tourism to ensure the development of successful sustainable tourism strategies. This report analyzes the perception of residents towards tourism in eight European cities - Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Munich, Salzburg and Tallinn - and proposes 11 strategies and 68 measures to help understand and manage visitor's growth in urban destinations. The implementation of the policy recommendations proposed in this report can advance inclusive and sustainable urban tourism that can contribute to the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. This report analyzes the perception of residents towards tourism in eight European cities - Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Munich, Salzburg and Tallinn - and proposes 11 strategies and 68 measures to help understand and manage visitor's growth in urban destinations. The implementation of the policy recommendations proposed in this report can advance inclusive and sustainable urban tourism that can contribute to the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals."

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to European Union Private Law written by Christian Twigg-Flesner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-20 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical 2010 introduction to European Private Law, written by the leading scholars in the field.

Download or read book Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Law written by Christian Twigg-Flesner and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Lawtakes stock of the evolution of this fascinating area of private law to date and identifies key themes for the future development of the law and research agendas. This major Handbook brings together contributions by leading academics from across the EU on the latest developments and controversies in these important areas of law. The Handbookis divided into three distinct and thematic parts: firstly, authors examine a range of cross-cutting issues relevant to both consumer and contract law. The second part discusses specific topics on EU consumer law, including the consumer image within EU law, information duties and unfair contract terms. The final part focuses on a number of important subjects which remain current in the development of EU contract law and presents a number of innovative solutions to the challenges presented in parts one and two. This timely and insightful Handbook will provide both a comprehensive survey of this area of law for the novice researcher and fresh food-for-thought for scholars who have been researching this area of law for many years. Contributors include:E.A. Amayuelas, H. Beale, J.M. Bech Serrat, C. Busch, R. Canavan, P. Cartwright, O.O. Cherednychenko, G. Comparato, G. Cordero-Moss, A. Cygan, L. Gillies, M. Graziadei, M.W. Hesselink, G. Howells, C. Mak, V. Mak, H.-W. Micklitz, B. Pozzo, P. Rott, J. Rutgers, J.M. Smits, Y. Svetiev, E.T.T. Tai, C. Twigg-Flesner, W.H. van Boom, J. Watson, F. Zoll

Download or read book European Law and New Health Technologies written by Mark L Flear and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New health technologies promise great things but they also pose significant challenges for governments, particularly around safety concerns, effectiveness, and value for money. This collection analyses the defining features of the relationship between EU law and new technologies, and the roles of risk, rights, ethics, and markets.

Download or read book The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Amendment EU Exit Regulations 2018 written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enabling power: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, s. 8 (1). Issued: 02.11.2018. Sifted: -. Made: -. Laid: -. Coming into force: In accord. with reg. 1. Effect: S.I. 2018/634 amended. Territorial extent & classification: E/W/S/NI. For approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. EC note: These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8 (1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a), (c) and (g) of section 8(2))arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

Download or read book The Law and Economics of Enforcing European Consumer Law written by Franziska Weber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the internet age, the need for effective consumer law enforcement has arguably never been greater. This timely book is a comparative law and economic analysis of the changing landscape of EU consumer law enforcement policy. EU member states are moving away from purely public or private law enforcement and now appear to be moving towards a more mixed approach, not least due to European legislation. This book reflects on the need for and creation of efficient enforcement designs. It examines the various economic factors according to which the efficiency of different enforcement mechanisms can be assessed. Hypothetical case scenarios within package travel and misleading advertising, dealing with substantial individual harm and trifling and widespread harm are used to illustrate various consumer law problems. Design suggestions on how to optimally mix enforcement mechanisms for these case scenarios are developed. The findings are then used as a benchmark to assess real life situations in countries with different enforcement traditions - the Netherlands, Sweden and England. The book is of value to both researchers and policy-makers working in the area of consumer protection.