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Industry urges govt to grasp the nettle after ministers lift lid on new package rules

Luxury
Harry Kemble
22 September 2023

The government has lifted the veil on its long-awaited plans to reform the Package Travel Regulations (PTRs), drawing a cautious welcome from the travel industry – but one expert has described some of the proposals as “unacceptable” and, in places, “crazy”.

Beach Greece Island Milos Coast Parasol iStock-1455045956 (Credit: iStock)

The rules will govern the future of package holiday sales (Credit: iStock)

Key tenets include deregulating domestic holidays, setting a minimum cost threshold for package rules to apply, simplifying – or removing completely – Linked Travel Arrangements (LTAs), and clarifying the redress from third parties rule.


Lobby partners the Advantage Travel Partnership and Aito welcomed the announcement from the government’s Department of Business and Trade (DBT) and the accompanying 12-week call for evidence.

“[We] are pleased to see the views we consistently express on the complexities of the current parallel regulatory regimes are being taken into account.