Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

1262 COLLECTIVE COMMENTARY ABOUT THE NEW PACKAGE TRAVEL DIRECTIVE (c) packages and assisted travel arrangements purchased on the basis of a framework contract between the traveller’s employer and a trader specialising in the arrangement of business travel; (d) packages where not more than one travel service as referred to in points (a), (b), and (c) of Article 3(1) is combined with a travel service as referred to in point (d) of Article 3(1) if this service does not account for a significant proportion of the package; or (e) stand-alone contracts for a single travel service. Article 3 Definitions For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘travel service’ means: (a) carriage of passengers, (b) accommodation other than for residential purpose, (c) car rental or (d) any other tourist service not ancillary to carriage of passengers, accommodation or car rental; (2) ‘package’ means a combination of at least two different types of travel services for the purpose of the same trip or holiday, if: (a) those services are put together by one trader, including at the request or according to the selection of the traveller, before a contract on all services is concluded; or (b) irrespective of whether separate contracts are concluded with individual travel service providers, those services are: (i) purchased from a single point of sale within the same booking process, (ii) offered or charged at an inclusive or total price, (iii) advertised or sold under the term ‘package’ or under a similar term, (iv) combined after the conclusion of a contract by which a trader entitles the traveller to choose among a selection of different types of travel services, or (v) purchased from separate traders through linked online booking processes where the traveller’s name or particulars needed to conclude a booking transaction are transferred between the traders at the latest when the booking of the first service is confirmed; (3) ‘package travel contract’ means a contract on the package as a whole or, if the package is provided under different contracts, all contracts covering services included in the package; (4) ‘start of the package’ means the beginning of the performance of the package; (5) ‘assisted travel arrangement’ means a combination of at least two different types of travel services for the purpose of the same trip or holiday, not constituting a package, resulting in the conclusion of separate contracts with the individual travel service