In an article for Tourism Law’s book titled “Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive“, Christopher Deacon, International Injury Partner, examines the United Kingdom’s proposed reforms to its package travel regime following implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/2302 via the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018, now assimilated EU law. 

Against the backdrop of parallel but distinct reform initiatives in the EU, it analyses how the UK government’s 2025 consultation and subsequent response signal both continuity and potential divergence from the EU framework, particularly regarding the scope of package travel legislation and the treatment of Linked Travel Arrangements (LTAs). Key UK proposals include abolishing LTAs by absorbing Type A LTAs into the definition of a package, removing Type B LTAs, retaining protections for domestic-only packages, and leaving the definition of “other tourist services” unchanged, while seeking to improve third‑party redress mechanisms and reconsider aspects of insolvency protection and insurance requirements.

The article contrasts these developments with the EU’s crisis‑driven proposals, which focus on refunds, voluntary vouchers, insolvency protection and a narrowed but retained concept of LTAs. It argues that the UK’s move to subsume LTAs into the package definition constitutes a relatively bold simplification that may enhance consumer clarity and extend Regulation 15 lack‑of‑conformity protections, including for serious personal injury, to a wider range of holidays, while raising questions about regulatory alignment for operators active in both markets and the future trajectory of UK–EU convergence in package travel law.

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