Legal and Ethical Frameworks in Travel and Tourism Report

This report examines the legal and ethical frameworks governing the travel and tourism industry. It analyzes key legislation, including the Development of Tourism Act, Transports Acts, and the Package Travel Regulations. The report explores international conventions and regulations, such as the Athens Convention, which dictates sea transport law, and the Warsaw Convention. It also covers the legal aspects of passenger rights, compensation schemes, and the responsibilities of travel agencies and transport providers. The report delves into the legal aspects of different modes of transportation including air, sea, and land, detailing the relevant laws and conventions that govern each sector. The report also references relevant academic literature, such as Connell (2013), Dickinson et al. (2011), and Pritchard et al. (2011), to support its analysis of contemporary issues in the tourism sector.

LEGISLATION AND ETHICS IN TRAVEL
AND TOURISM SECTOR

Task 1

Introduction
The legal and regulatory regime applicable on the travel
and tourism sector lays down the rules and directions for
all the components which exist within the sector. Some of
the specific constituents of this sector are the travel
agencies and organizations, tourists, airports and entities
responsible for other modes of transportation.

Legal and Regulatory Framework governing
the Travel and tourism sector
The interaction of different factors of agencies, sellers,
hotels, consumers and so on is the point where law play
its role of regulating the manner in which these
relationships work.
● Development of Tourism Act, 1969
● Transports Acts 1985
● Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours
Regulations 1992

Surface, Sea and Air Transport Law for
carriage of passengers
In accordance to Athens Convention, a contract of
carriage refers to a contractual relation undertaken
by a carrier for transportation of carriage in the form
of passenger as well as their luggage, through the
route of sea. The primary carriage laws which can be
applied in the tourism industry are:
● Surface Law
● Sea Law
● Air Law

Surface Law
The statute governing this aspect is International Carriage
of Passengers by Road Act, 1979. It purports to cover the
following significant aspects in relation to:
● Protection of passengers
● Remedies available to passengers for any form of loss
or harm
● Loss of luggage

Sea Law
The sea law is governed by the following regulation or
bodies:
● International Maritime Organization (IMO)
● International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS)
● Athens Convention, 1974
● Protocol of 2002

Air Law
This aspect of law is formulated on the basis of various
legislation which govern the transportation of passengers
through the route of air:
● Warsaw Convention 1929
● Montreal Conference 1999
● Five Freedoms Agreement 1944
● Denied Boarding Compensation Scheme (EU) 1997

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Dickinson, J.E., Lumsdon, L.M. and Robbins, D., 2011. Slow travel:
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Pritchard, A., Morgan, N. and Ateljevic, I., 2011. Hopeful tourism: A new
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