ECTAA is the Group of national travel agents’ and tour operators’ associations within the EU. It actively cooperates with European Union institutions and international organizations to ensure that their interests and special requirements are taken into consideration.
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03/02/12 Two airlines cease operating in one week leaving thousands of passengers with no protection While the European Commission has been lingering for two years about initiating legislation to protect passengers against airline failure, Spanair suspended its flights on 28 January and the Hungarian airline Malev ceased operations on 3 February. More >
02/01/12 P.ICT.URISM project wins an EU bid to provide tailor-made ICT solutions for the tourism industry A consortium formed by ECTAA, HOTREC, ITH, Università Bocconi and ZN have been awarded a European Commission’ service contract to develop a demonstration project to facilitate the creation of a seamless digital environment for tourism in Europe and enable the integration of smaller enterprises in global tourism business networks. More >
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29/03/11 Position on the proposal for a Directive on EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) Travel agents and tour operators are involved in the booking and sale of air travel services, which would be subject to the Directive on EU PNR. The Directive proposal provides for the collection of PNR for flights between the EU and third states. It puts obligations on carriers to transfer the data to national authorities, but also refers to travel agents to inform passengers. More >
01/03/10 Response of ECTAA to the consultation of the European Commission on air passenger rights The consultation dealt with passenger protection against airline failure, mishandled luggage, the Regulation on Denied Boarding, Cancellations and Long Delays, the Regulation on Passengers with Reduced Mobility and certain airlines’ practices, more > [ View more position papers ]
TOURISMlink is about creating link between smaller local tourism enterprises to improve their competitiveness. This European demonstration will facilitate the flow of information among service suppliers, customers and traditional tourism enterprises, in a B2B environment through the use of modern ICT.
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