Legislation & Ethics in the Travel & Tourism Sector

Legislation and ethical issues
in Travel and Tourism
(Task 1)

1.1 Legal and regulatory framework of the travel and tourism
sector with reference to England and Wales
Around the world, there are different type of legislations that are being
followed and these are helpful in order to protect the interest of
local as well as travellers. With this respect, below given are the
legal and regulatory framework that is being followed in United
Kingdom with reference to England and Wales:
 Consumer protection act 2008
 Health and safety commission 1974
 Licensing act 2003

Cont...
 Development of Tourism act 1969
 International Air transport association (IATA)
 Package travel, package holidays and Package Tours
Regulations 1992
 Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)
 Strategic Rail Authority(SRA)
 Air Travel Operators’ Licensing (ATOL)