Online Travel UK, the trade body for OTAs, has warned Britain could lose its place as a global leader in the sector if reforms to consumer protection are ignored.
A white paper warns reforms to Atol and the Package Travel Regulations (PTRs) are needed “to prevent confusion for customers and increased complexity for responsible businesses”.
The report says there is a need to simplify travel regulation, including those of Linked Travel Arrangements, which affect OTAs. It said: “LTAs should be removed to align with EU reforms. Definitions of travel packages should be simplified and clarifications made to insolvency protections.”
