LEGISLATION & ETHICS IN TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR

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Legislation and Ethics in Travel and
Tourism Sector

Introduction
 Given case study is taken into the
consideration
 It is important to follow both legislations and
regulations for travel and tourism sector

P. 1.1Legal and regulatory framework of the travel and
tourism sector with reference to England and Wales
 Legislations
 Regulations

Legislations
 Development of Tourism Act, 1969
 Transport Acts 1980 and 1985:
 Package Travel, Package Holidays
and Package Tours Regulations
1992

Regulations
 Strategic Rail Authority (SRA):
 Health and Safety Commission
(HSC):
 International Air Transport
Association (IATA):

P. 1.2 Surface, sea and air transport law in relation to the
carriage of passengers within the legal and regulatory
framework of United Kingdom.
 Surface Transport Law
 Sea Transport Law
 Air Transport Law

Surface Law
 The international Carriage of
Passenger by Road Act 1979:
 Carriage by Railway Act 1972:
 Carriage of Goods by road act
1965

Sea Laws
 The Athens Convention, 1974:
 The International Convention for
the Safety of life at Sea (SOLAS):

Air Law
 The Warsaw Convention of 1929:
 The Five Freedoms Agreement of
1944:
 The Denied Boarding
Compensation Schemes 1997:

References
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 Morrison, A.M., 2013. Marketing and managing tourism
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 Blanke, J.E.N.N.I.F.E.R. and Chiesa, T.H.E.A., 2011. The
travel & tourism competitiveness index 2011: Assessing
industry drivers in the wake of the crisis. The Travel &
Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011: Beyond the
Downturn.pp.3-33.

Continue
 Fenclova, E. and Coles, T., 2011. Charitable
Partnerships among Travel and Tourism Businesses:
Perspectives from Low‐Fares Airlines. International
Journal of Tourism Research. 13(4). pp.337-354.
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<https://aboutourism.wordpress.com/tag/tourism-
arrivals/>. [Accessed on 10th May 2016]

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