Scope
WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT. WHAT IS TRAVEL LAW?
Travel law is about the relationship that exists between the consumers of travel products i.e. tourists or travellers and the suppliers of those products. These suppliers could be intermediaries such as tour operators or travel agents or they could be suppliers of the primary elements of travel such as accommodation, flights, cruises, timeshare etc. There are also a host of suppliers of subsidiary products such as car hire and excursions. Sometimes these products are sold directly to the consumer and sometimes indirectly.
Essentially travel law is an aspect of consumer law, encompassing primarily the law of contract but also some tort and some regulatory aspects of criminal law. There are also EU directives and international treaties which have a direct impact on travel law such as the Package Travel Directive, the Montreal Convention and the Athens Convention. Articles on all these aspects of travel law will be welcome.
For the avoidance of doubt it should be stressed that travel law is not about all aspects of the travel industry so for instance it is not about the employment relationship between travel suppliers and their employees nor is it about takeovers and mergers in the travel industry. There may however be grey areas where the relationship between two travel industry suppliers has an impact on their relationship with their consumers. For example if an airline is in dispute with ‘screen scrapers’ it may adversely affect how the airline treats passengers who have booked seats, not directly with the airline, but with the screen scraper. (For example see Crozier ‘Screen Scrapers and Lawyers. Two Sides of the Same Coin?’ [2008] ITLJ 169.)
If in doubt please consult one of the editors who will be happy to provide guidance on suitable content.
Peer Review
The TLQ offers contributors the option of having their articles peer reviewed. If you wish to take up this option please inform the editor when you submit your manuscript. When published the article will indicate that it has been peer reviewed.
