New Package Travel Directive symposium: 24 November 2015 in Amsterdam
With the European Parliament and the European
Council finally reaching an agreement on the revision of the Package Travel
Directive earlier this year, this symposium intends to evaluate the new rules,
anticipate problems with their implementation into national laws, as well as
discuss missed chances in the harmonisation of the travel sector contracts. Experts
in this field will discuss, among other things, such issues as: the exclusion of
individually arranged combined services by the consumer from the scope of the
PTD, the difficulties of protecting travelling consumers in the P2P economy and
in the digital age, continued lack of harmonisation of passenger law.
The symposium is organised by prof. Marco Loos (CSECL, University of Amsterdam) and dr Joasia Luzak (CSECL, University of Amsterdam). It will be divided into three sessions. The first session will be devoted to the scope of the new Directive, with as speakers: prof. Klaus Tonner (University of Rostock) and dr Stephan Keiler (University of Salzburg). In the second sessions, the missed opportunities regarding the application of the provisions of the Directive to modern, digital package travel contracts will be discussed by prof. Sophia Zheng Tang (Newcastle University) and dr Joasia Luzak (CSECL, University of Amsterdam). The last session will be devoted to the relationship between the new Directive and the European Contract Law, as well as the passenger acquis, with as speakers: prof. Marco Loos (CSECL, University of Amsterdam), dr Josep Maria Bech Serrat (University of Girona), Jens Karsten (bxl-law).
The attendance in the symposium will be free of charge. Registration is necessary. The details about registration will follow shortly.
The attendance in the symposium will be free of charge. Registration is necessary. The details about registration will follow shortly.
