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The ECTAA bi-annual meeting held in Athens on December 2, 2010, addressed several key areas affecting the travel and tourism industry. Topics included the revision of air passenger rights, consumer protection, and passenger rights for bus, coach, and maritime travel. Fiscal matters, tourism communication, and the standardization of services were also discussed, along with the establishment of a new ECTAA committee focused on destination sustainability. Key initiatives and proposals aimed at enhancing consumer rights and protective measures within the sector were presented.
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ECTAA bi-annual meeting, Athens, 2 December 2010 5. ECTAA Activity Report ECTAA bi-annual meeting, Athens, 2 December 2010
1. Areas dealt with in 2010 Transport: Revision of air passenger rights, passenger protection against airline failure, rights of passengers travelling by bus & coach as well as by sea and inland waterways. IATA: PAPGJC and PAConf/33, ASTWG. Justice & Home affairs: PNR, consular protection. Consumer policy: consumer rights, revision of Package Travel Directive, ash cloud. ECTAA bi-annual meeting, Athens, 2 December 2010
1. Areas dealt with in 2010 Fiscal matters: revision of TOMS and of place of supply rules for services. Enterprise and tourism: Communication on tourism, new proposal on tourism statistics. Standardization: ISO, CEN, European Standardization System. Destination and sustainability: New ECTAA Committee, letters on destination issues. ECTAA bi-annual meeting, Athens, 2 December 2010