The UK’s competition regulator has warned the government’s proposals to reform the Package Travel Regulations (PTRs) could lead to “confusion” for consumers, as well as cause “significant change” within the sector.
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The Department of Business and Trade (DBT)’s proposals, which were revealed in September, include setting a minimum cost threshold for the package rules to apply, deregulating domestic holidays, as well as simplifying or scrapping Linked Travel Arrangements.
But the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), in its response to the DBT’s call for evidence, warned that these “significant changes” to the PTRs could have “unintended and unforeseen consequences”.
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