Legislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector

Legislation and Ethics in Travel and
Tourism Sector

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................4
TASK 1......................................................................................................................................4
1.1. Explaining the legal and regulatory framework of the travel and tourism sector...........4
1.2. Discussing the surface, sea and air transport law in relation to the carriage of
passengers in UK....................................................................................................................4
TASK 2......................................................................................................................................4
2.1. Evaluating the impact of the principles of health, safety and security legislation on the
travel and tourism sector in UK tour operators......................................................................4
2.2. Analysing legislation that are relates to equality in UK tour operator and travel agency.
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TASK 3......................................................................................................................................4
3.1. Explaining the contracting legislation in relation to travel and tourism customer.........4
3.2. Explaining the consumer protection legislation in relation to travel and tourism
customer.................................................................................................................................4
TASK 4......................................................................................................................................4
4.1. Analysing the ethical dilemmas faced by travel and tourism sector...............................4
4.2. Analysing the Corporate Social Responsibility policy of a Thomas Cook.....................4
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Travel and tourism sector is important for the growth of a country’s economy. It helps
in increasing and contributing to the country’s GDP. The present report will help in lay down
the general laws and legislation related to the all the tour and tourism and the tour operators
agency in the sector. The report will help in understanding the different range of legal and
regulatory framework in the travel and tourism sector. The report will also help in
understanding different laws that rare related to the health, safety and security law in tour
operators sector. The report will also discuss the role of the business ethics in travel and
tourism sector.
TASK 1
1.1. Explaining the legal and regulatory framework of the travel and tourism sector.
Tour and tourism is an important sector for the growth and development of UK
economy. It helps in increasing the job opportunities and contributes in the GDP of the
economy. The tour and tourism sector are also connected with different laws and legislation
which helps in ensuring that all the elements which are connected to the each other on
tourism sector (Ashworth and Perera, 2018). There are different laws and regulation in UK
which will help in efficient working in the tour and travel industry. Some of the laws and
regulations are:
Health and safety Commission: it the statutory body that are established by the UK law. it
helped in focused on the injury or death are done on the workplace. it also helps in protecting
the other people to work in that place. This law also implies on the tour and travel industry, as
some destination can be harmful for the health and risk the life of the tourists. this law helps
in ensuring that the tour operators held responsible for not preventing the risk that are being
associated with the health and security of the passengers during travelling or at some
destination.
International Air Transport Association (IATA): it is the law which helped in ensuring
safe, secured, reliable and economic air services. IATA helps local airlines in combining the
ticket currencies of all the passengers to the global system. It assist the global system that