Legislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector

This presentation provides an overview of the legal and regulatory framework in the travel and tourism sector. It explains the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and discusses surface, sea, and air transport law in relation to the carriage of passengers. It also covers air transport regulations such as the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and the Athens Convention Act of 1974. References are provided for further reading.

Legislation and Ethics in travel
and tourism sector
TASK 1

1.1 Explain the legal and regulatory framework
of travel and tourism sector
 International Air Transport Association (IATA)- It is
an association for the international’s airlines which
presenting 265 airlines of total air traffic. Thus, it
supporting various areas of aviation sector that aid them
in formulating industrial policy regard to aviation issues.
 Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)- It can be define as
principles that are majorly governed for the purpose of
safety of civil aviation incidents and accidents in
European union member which required to investigate
the incidents and accidents.

1.2 Discuss on surface, sea and air transport law in relation to the
carriage of passengers within the legal and regulatory
framework of United Kingdom
According to government, there are some norms which should
be followed in transportation. These laws differs with the
mode of traveling. Laws of different traveling modes are
described below-
 Surface law- The law is under the international Carriage of
passenger through Road Act,1979 that are majorly governed
in the country. It is formulated by the government for the
concern of protecting the carrier’s passengers who are on
board. The remedies that are claimed in that particular surface
legislation that involves damages while passengers travels on
the carrier and physical disorder at the time of travelling on
carriers.

Sea law- The IMO International Marine Organisation that are
mainly formulating through UN which ensures that there is a
safety and protection in the shipping. Apart from this, it also
regulating the various factors that are concern with
environmental that includes shipping functions. The Athens
Convention act of 1974 deals with the damages suffered by
travelling. Also, according to a protocol, it is necessary to insure
the traveling by ships for the certain time.

Air Law- In the Air Law that are majorly
involves those types of legislations in
which it defines that it is rules for the
international carriages and that are lay
down concerning with the documents of
carriage. Major laws involves the Warsaw
Convention of 1929 regarding the
documents of the carriage, Denied
Boarding Compensation Schemes of 1997
aims on enhancing the protection
measures for passengers.

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AIR TRANSPORT REGULATIONS.
• Warsaw convention 1929- It is that type of act under
which there us a convention of international carriage.
Therefore, the passengers are protected while they are
using air transport. It protecting the person from any kind
of injury or damage and death as they can claim for
compensation for their losses that they suffer. Thus, the
passenger are under the legal obligations while they are
travelling.
• Athens Convention act 1974- It is that type of act in
which they protect the passengers while they are on ship
or ferry. Thus, they protecting from the damages and it is
mandatory that they lay down the rules or regulation

References
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