Legislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector

Legislation and Ethics
in Travel and Tourism Sector

Table of Contents.
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
The report consists of the laws and regulations which are made for travel and tourism sector. It is
concentrating on health, safety and security of the consumers of travel and tourism business. The
travel and the tourism industry are providing the customers services to the people which want to
travel all over the world and explore the places. Report aim of the knowledge to the customers
regarding the travel and tourism sectors impact on the customers service and regulations which are
provided to the industry as well. The travel and tourism industry are also working for the making
the initiatives for the environment protection. Report is stating about the rules and the regulations
which are followed by the travel and tourism industry. The report also consists of the legislation of
equality and the impacts of the industry on the health and safety of the customers. It includes the
corporate social responsibility of travel and tourism sectors as well.
TASK 1
Explain the legal and regulatory
frame work in travel and tourism
sector
The regulatory frame work
levied on the travel and tourism
industry are provided below:
Strategic rail authority
It is following the transport
act 2000 which would contain the
rules and the regulation which must
be levied on the travel and tourism
industry. It contains the laws which
are protecting the customers while
they would be using the British
railways.
Health and safety executive
These executives are looking
after the health and the safety of the
customers which are using the
services of the industry the executive
looks after the precautionary
measures which are compulsory for
Civil aviation
authority
The civil
aviation authority is
implementing the
rules and regulations
of the UK aviation ion
the industry. It is
concentrating on the
aviation industry and
some problems which
reported to the
international air
transport association.
Association of British
travel agents
Association of
British and the travel
agents which is
Surface sea and air transport law in
travel and tourism sector
The medium of transport is
which is helping the customers to
travel form one country to another,
it is increasing the responsibility of
the transport industry for the safety
and the security of the customers
which are travelling.
The travel and tourism
industry are following the
guidelines of the transport law
which contains the road act 1974
passenger charters rail coach and
air transport conventions. These
laws are providing the guidelines
to the transport companies that the
companies must ensure the safety
and the security measures which
are necessary for the customers
while travelling.
The customers also travel

the industry has been maintained or
not.
Health and safety commission
The commission is focusing
on the health and the safety of the
customers which are using the
services. The commission is
following the health and safety act
1974 which is stating that the
company or travel agency which
would providing the services must
maintain the safety and the security
measures for customers and
employees as well (Lyth, 2016).
Maritime authorities
These authorities are the
administrations which are looking
after the carrying out the export and
the import business which includes
the shipping of the products form one
place to another. Laws of the
territories are managed by the
Maritime authorities.
International air transport association
the association itself describe
the association by the name, it is
focusing on the airline industry. It
sees that the airline industry is
focusing on the functioning of the
airlines in the airport and also it looks
after the routes of the airlines.
Through these measures the
association is forming the rules,
regulations and various strategies
which will look after the effective
focusing on the travel
agents which are
working in the travel
and the tourism
industry. There are
various travel agents
in UK which has to
follow the rules and
the regulations and
also the association
had to looks after the
travel agents which
are not fulfilling the
needs of the
customers (Nassani,
and et.al., 2017).
These
authorities are
regulatory authorities
which are levying the
rules on the travel and
tourism sectors for the
customers' satisfaction
in the industry. There
are the courts and the
like magistrate court,
criminal court and
supreme courts which
are providing the
justice to the
customers.
through the road transport which
includes the buses, trains and local
transport. So, the companies must
look after the vehicles and
maintain them properly including
the safety measures. The vehicles
must include the fire extinguisher
and emergency gates for leaving
the bus in the case of the
emergency. The water transport
like boats, ships and the cargos are
ways through which the
passengers and the exporting
products are transported. All these
water transport must have the life
jackets for the safety and the
security of the customers which
are travelling in the transport.
The air transport is the
shortest way to travel in less time.
The passengers travel through the
flights, these air crafts must have
the necessary things which are
provided by the government for
safety and the security of the
customers. it is regulated by the
international air transport
association. The safety and the
security of the customers is
managed by the companies which
are providing the services of
transportation. The luggage of the
customers must be provided to the
customers with the safety
precautions. Denied boarding