Analysis of Contract Law and Consumer Protection in Travel and Tourism

This report provides an overview of contract law and consumer protection within the travel and tourism sector. It discusses the Supply of Goods Act 1982, focusing on service standards and consumer rights. It also explores contracts for services and package holidays, highlighting legal aspects and regulations. The report further examines the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, emphasizing consumer protection. Additionally, it covers the Trade Descriptions Act and the Consumer Protection Act 1987, detailing how they protect consumers from misrepresentation and defective products. Finally, it looks into the Package Travel Regulations 2018 and the application of torts of negligence and nuisance in the context of travel and tourism, outlining the key considerations and remedies available for claims.

Legislation and Ethics in Travel
andExplain contract legislation in relation to travel and tourism customers
Contracts are very much important for an organization to lead in systematic
format and it is not only formal written document that signed by parties. It is
a legally binding agreement or a promise or promises in which law should be
enforce.
Supply of goods act 1982:
Supply of goods act 1982 is an act of the parliament of UK that needs
to traders to give services by proper standards of workmanship. It helps in
deliver right kind of value as consumer’s demands in respect of their money.
Contracts for provision of services:
This contract for provision of maintenance services is a completely
straight forward agreement in which contractor provides to maintain services
to their clients. It prevents from the biased and fairly deals with situations
towards the client.
Contracts related to package holidays:
A package travel contract is a combination of majorly two types of
travel services to conduct best tour packages or holidays. It should be
provide by holiday organizer or by retailer or it choose by travelling
consumer with objective to meet various criteria that are to combine with
one dealer, buy from single sale point, to offer an exclusive pricing.
Unfair contracts:
The unfair contract terms act 1977 is an act of parliament of UK that
regulates contracts to restrict major operations with legality of contracts so
that unfair treatment not done with the consumers.
Explain consumer protection legislation in relation to travel and tourism
customers
Trade description act replaced by Merchandise marks act 1887 to 1953 that
helps in protecting from misdescription regarding products, services and
lodging, accommodation and many other facilities. It restricts to false
indications related to price, power to acquire right kind of knowledge and
information related to goods included advertisements.
Consumer protection act 1987:
Consumer protection act is a provision related to liability of a person
to damage reasoned for products that are defective in nature. That act helps
in safe self-interest of people by amending in working conditions and by it
establishment of consumer councils and many more authorities to settle
disputes and to connect with them in better way.
The package travel:
The new package travel and travel arrangement regulation 2018
applied on various holiday travel arrangement that booked after 1 July. It
majorly covers two kinds of travel arrangements in which package holidays
and linked travel arrangements that give different level of protection.
Torts of negligence and nuisance:
The major considerations at time of following or defending claims
that emphasis on important requirements to gain successful claims and
nature of remedies that available in market place and defenses applying to
resolve some specific issues. Every case has some facts and a body of case
law that evolved by applying various norms and regulations in better way.