Package Travel Regulation compliance is a legal requirement in accordance with The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations of 1992.. A package means the pre-arranged combination of at least two elements, accommodation, transports or other tourist services accounting for a significant part of the trip. Key Facts. The Regulations set out the responsibilities of a travel organiser to his customers and the remedies available should there be a breach. Consumer protection is offered under The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992. 3288) 5th March 2009 by admin. What makes a package holiday? Basically, the regulations would only apply to packages sold or offered for sale after 31st December 1992. 3288). In Northern Ireland anyone who offers for sale package holidays must comply with the Package Travel Regulations 1992. These regulations set out travel package organisers' responsibilities to their customers, and the options available to customers should there be a breach of the regulations. The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No 3288). The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No. Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations 1992 (For holidays booked prior to 01 July 2018) If you booked after this date please see The new Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements 2018 below. If you offer inclusive holidays and breaks to your guests, you have to comply with the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992.. The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 govern the conduct of travel companies operating in the UK who make up and sell package holidays. 3288). The Regulations created a comprehensive scheme of consumer protection, the key feature being a bonding and security regime to protect holidaymakers in the event of insolvency by a tour operator. The EC Directive on Package Travel (EEC/314/1990) was implemented in the UK in December 1992 by The Package Travel Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No. The new Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements 2018 have replaced and considerably modified the former 1992 Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations 1992. The regulations set out your legal responsibilities to your customers. Holidays taken prior to this will be covered by the previous regulations. The EC Directive on Package Travel (EEC/314/1990) was implemented in the UK in December 1992 by The Package Travel Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No. The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992. § Regulations 1 to 3 deal with definitions and application. These relate to the marketing, booking and delivery of your package. However, the provisions regarding protection against insolvency affect all contracts in place on 31st December 1992 which remain to be performed in whole or in part. In the UK, anyone who more than occasionally sells or offers package holidays for sale must comply with the Package Travel Regulations 1992. Open the Article. The new regulations came into force on 01 July 2018. The Regulations created a comprehensive scheme of consumer protection, the key feature being a bonding and security regime to protect holidaymakers in the event of insolvency by a tour operator. The definition of a package holiday is complex, but a package holiday must: • be sold or offered for sale • be sold at an inclusive price • be pre-arranged These are the 1992 Regulations, as amended in 1995 and 1998, which transpose the Package Travel Directive (EC/314/90) into UK law. The Regulations apply to anyone who organises packages whether they are for profit or not, and whether they are for business or club purposes.