The latest consultation on the EU's Package Travel Directive is now open and the European Commission is inviting businesses, industry associations, consumer organisations, public sector bodies and the travelling public to take part. The consultation runs until 7 February 2010.
The 12-page questionnaire can be downloaded from http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/rights/travel/docs/questionnaire_enterprise.pdf and answers can be prepared offline.
 
The online form at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/rights/travel/consultation_en.htm has to be completed within 90 minutes. The completed submission can be saved before submitting it to the Commission.

ETOA members and interested parties can complete the questionnaire and keep ETOA informed by highlighting particularly important points (or sending a copy of their submission) to the dedicated address, PTD@etoa.org.
 
The questions in the online consultation cover various options for the overall scope of consumer protection, from the currently defined package holiday, to packages built from components on a single website to those made up from bookings on different websites but where the suppliers are commercially linked.