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eu travel tech welcomes the European Commissions efforts to develop EU-wide criteria for the substantiation and communication of explicit voluntary environmental claims. As environmental sustainability becomes a crucial factor in shaping consumer choices, it is indeed important to have a framework that can guide businesses in their environmental communications.

eu travel tech, representing leading travel intermediaries, welcomes the European Commissions efforts to improve consumer rights in the digital environment. Consumer protection, trust and transparency are inherent priorities of companies in the travel tech sector, who remain committed to continue upholding the high consumer protection standards that the EU prides itself on.

Eu travel tech welcomes the proposal for a Digital Services Act, which paves the way for a more responsible online environment, in particular the European Commission’s approach to keep the core principles of the eCommerce Directive with a proven track-record - such as the Country of Origin principle and the absence of a general obligation to monitor.

Eu travel tech strongly supports the proposal of the European Commission for a Digital Markets Act. Digital platforms bring important benefits for European consumers and contribute to the internal market by increasing consumer choice, opening new business opportunities and facilitating cross-border trading.

In this paper, eu travel tech sets out its initial views on the Digital Services Act package, in particular on the ex ante regulatory instrument for large online platforms with significant network effects acting as gate-keepers, based on the European Commission Inception Impact Assessment.

eu travel tech welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s call for evidence for an Impact Assessment regarding the the initiative on Better protection for passengers and their rights. See attached eu travel tech's position paper.

eu travel tech recommendations: 1. Levelling the Playing Field for Consumer Protection: It is imperative that negotiators prioritise harmonising consumer protections across all aspects of travel, ensuring that standalone services, such as flights, are subject to similar mandatory insolvency protection schemes as travel packages.

The Package Travel Directive (“PTD”) has now been applied since 2018 and these last three years have allowed for a “stress test” of its provisions in light of its objectives: the proper functioning of the internal market and a high level of consumer protection in the area of package travel.

ETTSA agrees that online platforms drive innovation and growth in the digital economy and play an important role in opening new market opportunities, notably for SMEs. The use of online platforms empowers small businesses. Access to data (particularly to the market reports provided by P2B) tends to empower small businesses, as big players have their own data analysis tools.

The short-term rental (STR) market is among the most dynamic aspects of Europes tourism sector today. Over the past years, STRs have come to revolutionize the way many Europeans travel. Platforms engaged in the intermediation of STRs have played a significant role in the trend, providing consumer transparency and convenience to an otherwise opaque market. This has benefited both consumers and many STR hosts.

eu travel tech welcomes the Commissions call for evidence for an impact assessment regarding the upcoming revision of Regulation 1008/2008 on Air Services. This revision is an historic opportunity to ensure full price comparability, reinforce passenger rights and advance the Green Deal by closing key gaps that have emerged since 2008. We therefore recommend: 1.

The EUs payment services legislation has been an important driver of change in how travel technology businesses handle payment transactions. eu travel tech broadly views the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) as a piece of legislation that has enabled the development of innovative payment services, increasing competition in the relevant markets and making payments more efficient, swift and secure for…

Cross-border, long-distance, and regional rail travel is essential to Europes sustainable mobility transition and to achieving the EUs climate neutrality target by 2050. Regulation 2021/782 (RPRR) provides a baseline for rail passenger rights and a solid framework for carriers and intermediaries to operate.

As part of its new Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy, the European Commission will revise the Directive on Intelligent Transport Systems (“ITS Directive”). In the attached document, eu travel tech is providing its input to feed the preparation of this revision by the Commission, focusing specifically on the facilitation of seamless multimodal travel through data-sharing between transport services suppliers and…

In this paper, eu travel tech sets out its initial views on the possibility of the EU applying a digital levy to digital companies, based on the European Commission Inception Impact Assessment. eu travel tech acknowledges that today’s world economy has been fundamentally transformed, with digitalisation enhancing and permeating all sectors.

The EUs payment services legislation has been an important driver of change in how travel technology businesses handle payment transactions. eu travel tech broadly views the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) as a piece of legislation that has enabled the development of innovative payment services, increasing competition in the relevant markets and making payments more efficient, swift and secure for…

This possible revision of the Code is welcomed by eu travel tech. eu travel tech supports the principles the Code promotes: level playing field, transparency for consumers and business users and fair competition.