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ECTAA Appoints Nicholas Kelaiditis as Chairman of Tourism Committee

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Ectaa Appoints Nicholas Kelaiditis As Chairman Of Tourism Committee
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Nicholas Kelaiditis, the president of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), was recently appointed chairman of the Tourism Committee of the European Travel Agents & Tour Operators Association (ECTAA). ECTAA represents some 70,000 travel agents and tour operators in Europe, which provide consultancy and sell transport, accommodation, leisure

ECTAA: EU Package Travel Directive Must Be Revised to Better Protect Travellers Rights

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Ectaa: Eu Package Travel Directive Must Be Revised To Better Protect Travellers Rights
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Photo source: European Commission / © Synthex/Adobe Stock The European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Association (ECTAA) recently highlighted the urgent need to strengthen travellers rights in areas not addressed by the existing Package Travel Directive (PTD). Among other things ECTAA said the PTD needs to set up protection against airlines’ insolvency. “Effective

WTM: Consumers Preferring Travel Agents Over ‘Do it Yourself Bookings’ After Covid

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Wtm: Consumers Preferring Travel Agents Over ‘do It Yourself Bookings’ After Covid
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Photo source: IATA Travel agents are picking up business from consumers “who have had their fingers burnt” when their DIY (Do it Yourself) bookings ran into problems during Covid-19, according to professionals speaking during a session held on Wednesday at the WTM London 2021 tourism exhibition. Julie Pinkney, Retail Director of the Travel Network Group, […]