Research Article

Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19

Volume: 78 Number: 2 October 16, 2020
  • Ömer Ali Girgin *
  • Sebastian Löw
TR EN

Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19

Abstract

This comparative study deals with the question of whether travelers can terminate an already booked package tour free of charge after the outbreak of COVID-19 ("coronavirus") in EU law and Turkish law. It first provides preliminary information about the regulations related to package tour contracts. It explains afterwards, which package travelers have the right of termination and compares the conditions and legal consequences of termination of the contract, under the perspective of EU and Turkish laws. In this context, the terms such as unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, force majeure, the situation that cannot be foreseen and prevented and the reason that not caused by consumer are examined in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Different results of the cancellation of the package tour or termination of contract are analyzed. Also a recent amendment in the directive about the package tour contracts in the Turkish law is criticized.

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Supporting Institution

The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Law in Context

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ömer Ali Girgin * This is me
0000-0001-7469-9174
Türkiye

Sebastian Löw This is me
0000-0001-7426-7531
Austria

Publication Date

October 16, 2020

Submission Date

June 15, 2020

Acceptance Date

October 2, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 78 Number: 2

APA
Girgin, Ö. A., & Löw, S. (2020). Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, 78(2), 563-577. https://doi.org/10.26650/mecmua.2020.78.2.0011
AMA
1.Girgin ÖA, Löw S. Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası. 2020;78(2):563-577. doi:10.26650/mecmua.2020.78.2.0011
Chicago
Girgin, Ömer Ali, and Sebastian Löw. 2020. “Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19”. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası 78 (2): 563-77. https://doi.org/10.26650/mecmua.2020.78.2.0011.
EndNote
Girgin ÖA, Löw S (October 1, 2020) Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası 78 2 563–577.
IEEE
[1]Ö. A. Girgin and S. Löw, “Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19”, İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 563–577, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.26650/mecmua.2020.78.2.0011.
ISNAD
Girgin, Ömer Ali - Löw, Sebastian. “Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19”. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası 78/2 (October 1, 2020): 563-577. https://doi.org/10.26650/mecmua.2020.78.2.0011.
JAMA
1.Girgin ÖA, Löw S. Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası. 2020;78:563–577.
MLA
Girgin, Ömer Ali, and Sebastian Löw. “Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19”. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, vol. 78, no. 2, Oct. 2020, pp. 563-77, doi:10.26650/mecmua.2020.78.2.0011.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Ali Girgin, Sebastian Löw. Package Tour Contracts in Times of COVID-19. İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası. 2020 Oct. 1;78(2):563-77. doi:10.26650/mecmua.2020.78.2.0011