Package travel: stronger traveller protection and simplified rules
Decision
The European Parliament adopted a text titled "Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects" on Thursday, 12 March 2026 in Strasbourg, under reference TA-10-2026-0085. The listing indicates this was one of the texts adopted at the sitting.
What Changes
The adopted text seeks to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the rules governing package travel and linked travel arrangements. The measure addresses practical, legal and procedural elements of those arrangements as described in the document title.
Who Is Affected
The outcome directly concerns travellers and matters relating to package travel and linked travel arrangements, as well as the arrangements and services covered by those rules.
Sources
Official Documents
- Thursday, 12 March 2026 - Strasbourg Parliament adopted texts on emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles, travellers’ protections in package travel, and WTO negotiations.
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