Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Temporarily suspend certain aspects of the Package Travel Regulations.

Closed 908 signatures

What the petition asks

Temporarily suspend certain aspects of the Package Travel Regulations to assist companies in the travel industry to survive the current COVID-19 crisis.
The travel industry urges the Government to make the following immediate, temporary changes to the PTRs:

- Remove the 14 day time limit for refund payments.
- Allow refund credits as an acceptable alternative to cash refunds, with all protections carried forward.
- Travel companies should not be responsible for providing refunds if these costs are not covered by the suppliers (e.g. the hotel or airline).

Timeline

8 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Oct 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 908
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 8 Apr 2020
Closed 8 Oct 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.