{"id":118591,"date":"2020-05-10T19:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T16:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/ec-rejected-the-request-regarding-the-granting-of-vouchers-for-cancelled-air-travel\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:00:23","slug":"ec-rejected-the-request-regarding-the-granting-of-vouchers-for-cancelled-air-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/ec-rejected-the-request-regarding-the-granting-of-vouchers-for-cancelled-air-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"EC rejected the request regarding the granting of vouchers for cancelled air travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The European Commission has once again rejected Germany’s plan to allow tour operators to issue vouchers instead of returning money for cancelled trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders told Berlin officials that he is aware the tourism sector needs support, but consumers must also be protected, especially since the crisis has affected many of them. He stated that it is important for the travel and tourism sector to build its recovery on trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to EU regulations, tour operators must promptly refund tickets for holiday packages and cancelled flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany wants the tourism sector to issue vouchers instead of returning money for cancelled trips.<\/p>\n\n\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\nWhy did the European Commission reject Germany’s plan?<\/strong>\n

The Commission emphasized the need to protect consumers and adhere to EU regulations that require cash refunds for cancelled flights.<\/p>\nWhat do current EU regulations state?<\/strong>\n

EU regulations stipulate that tour operators must promptly refund tickets for holiday packages and cancelled flights.<\/p>\nWhat is Germany’s position on this issue?<\/strong>\n

Germany wants operators to be able to issue vouchers instead of cash refunds to support the liquidity of the tourism sector.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Commission has once again rejected Germany’s plan to allow tour operators to issue vouchers instead of returning money for cancelled trips. Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders told Berlin officials that he is aware the tourism sector needs support, but consumers must also be protected, especially since the crisis has affected many of them. He…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":68551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2856],"tags":[97],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-118591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conectivity","tag-vouchere"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/transport-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118591"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=118591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}