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Trade Descriptions Act
is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevents manufacturers, retailers or service industry providers from misleading consumers as to what they are spending their money on. -
Health and Safety at Work Act
Every business has a legal responsibility to comply with certain Health and Safety rules. These regulations are designed to protect people who are affected by your business activities , British health and safety law was a mess, with some 500 separate pieces of legislation covering a multitude of dangerous substances and situations at work, and administered by nine separate Government departments. It was gradually realized that rigid enforcement of the law would be impracticable, leading to redu -
High-speed Trains.
The first high-speed train network was made in France during the 70's, it is called the 'Train a Grande Vitesse' network. It was first made to link parts of France together, but it has now expanded to link other countries to it, such as England and Germany. This had a huge impact as it is one of the fastest trains in the world, which makes it easier for people to travel. -
The Transport Act.
The Transport Act of 1980 ended licensing regulations for coaches and tours over 30 miles, this led to competition between public travel companies and private travel companies. It allowed any travel company to be able to go anywhere, instead of being limited to only 30 miles which created a lot more tour operators in the UK alone. -
Supply of Goods and Services Act
is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that requires traders to provide services to a proper standard of workmanship.
The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 aims to protect consumers against bad workmanship or the poor provision of services. It covers contracts for work and materials, as well as contracts for pure services, and remember, this still applies even in everyday situations – such as going to the hairdressers or the dry cleaners – where you have no physical contract at a -
Transport Act
This Act brought about wholesale deregulation which meant private companies could operate on any route such as British Coachways. -
Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations (1992)
Traditionally, it consists of a charter flight and a week or fortnight's accommodation. It can be very cost-effective, with tour operators managing aircraft seats and hotel beds at maximum occupancy, aiming to keep the cost-per-head ratio to a minimum. Legally, a holiday comprises at least one overnight stay and consists of a pre-arranged combination of elements - typically a flight plus accommodation or car rental - that is sold at an inclusive price. This definition is important, because it g -
Channel Tunnel opened
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Disability Discrimination Act
There are two laws that seek to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people by banning disability discrimination and which give enforceable legal rights to disabled people. These are the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Special Educational Needs & Disability (NI) Order 2005. This is the main disability discrimination law. It bans disability discrimination by employers against disabled job-seekers and employees and by service providers against disabled service-users. It is most -
Data Protection Act
(DPA 1998) is an act of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament defining the ways in which information about living people may be legally used and handled. The main intent is to protect individuals against misuse or abuse of information about them. -
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 set out what makes a contract term unfair and also provides some examples of terms that are likely to be unfair.
The regulations apply where a consumer is contracting on a trader's terms. The regulations don’t apply where you and the trader have negotiated the terms. -
Self-Check in
Airport check-in uses service counters found at commercial airports handling commercial air travel. The check-in is normally handled by an airline itself or a handling agent working on behalf of an airline. Passengers usually hand over any baggage that they do not wish or are not allowed to carry on to the aircraft's cabin and receive a boarding pass before they can proceed to board their aircraft. Check-in is usually the first procedure for a passenger when arriving at an airport -
Over 32 million overseas tourists visited Britain
Uk had lot of visitors in 2006 because package holidays prices wnet down and flgths where cheaper -
The First Super Plane.
The Airbus A380 was first used by Singapore Airlines on a trip to Sydney in 2007. This had a huge impact on the Travel and Tourism sector as it was one of the biggest planes in the world that could seat 800 passengers. Today, Super planes are used all over the world and have been developed even further to be able to hold more passengers and get to the destination quicker. -
A380
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European aircraft company Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner, and the airports at which it operates have upgraded facilities to accommodate it. It was initially named Airbus A3XX and designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market. The A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and entered commercial service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines.
