BTW2161 - Tourism law

Leader: Mr Michael McNamara

Offered

Berwick First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

An examination is made of the basic principles of contract law which will then be applied to typical contracts found in the tourism industry. Other areas examined include booking conditions and tour brochures, misleading advertising and deceptive conduct, consumer complaints, the Travel Compensation Fund, travel and business insurance, responsibilities of travel agents and tour operators under the Travel Agents Act and the European Union Directive, employment law, and business practices.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

• Analyse and apply the formation and contents of contracts within tourism operations;
• Analyse and apply liability for negligence within tourism operations;
• Analyse and apply laws about consumer protection, insurance and employment, within tourism operations;
• Analyse and apply laws about tour and travel agency within tourism operations;
• Analyse and apply laws about planning and environmental issues to the development of tourism businesses;
• Critically evaluate the legal issues for the development and operation of a tourism business, and write a research paper on the topic.

Assessment

Assignment (2500 words): 30%
Examination (3 hours, open book): 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week