EU proposing new package to compensate travellers

ALMOST half of Irish holidaymakers organise their own travel and accommodation, but they are rarely covered if anything goes wrong.

The same is true for passengers on airlines that go bankrupt, and over the past three years 29 airlines in Europe went out of business.

Holidays are big business and Europe is the world’s largest market with annual sales of €246 billion. But the internet is fast replacing travel agents and brochures, and the existing consumer protection laws are out of date.