| 11 September |
| Get-Together Party |
| 12 September morning |
| Opening Session |
Greetings by
· Representative of CNTA - China National Tourism Authority
· Dov Kolani, IFTTA President
· Han Yuling, China
Issues in Chinese Travel and Tourism Law
| 12 September afternoon |
| Session 1: Travel Law in Asia Chair: Michael Wukoschitz, Austria
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· N.N., China
PDS agreements between China and foreign tourism destinations
· Hirohito Kaneko, Japan
An introduction to Japanese Travel Law
· Round table discussion
| 13 September afternoon |
| Session 2: Travel Law in Europe
Chair: Uta Stenzel, Germany
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· Dorottya Gyenizse, Hungary
Latest developments in EU legislation -
Implementation of the Service Directive in Hungary
· Stephan Keiler, Austria
The influence of EU legal acts in tourism issues on third countries’ legislation
· Round table discussion
| 13 September afternoon |
| Session 3: Legal Aspects of Tourism Host Countries
Chair: Dorottya Gyenizse, Hungary
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· Dov Kolani, Israel
Tour guides: supervision, remuneration and commissions
· Alexander Anolik, USA
Tour Operator Law – duties, privileges, risk and crisis management
· Phil Cameron, USA
World heritage and technology development in Tourism Law
Tour guides: supervision, remuneration and commissions
· N.N.
Recent developments in Hotel Law
| 13 September afternoon |
| Session 3: Continuing
Chair: Phil Cameron, USA
|
· Gianlucca Rossoni, Italy
Tour guides from outside the EU accompanying tourists within the EU
· Michael Wukoschitz, Austria
Liability issues in Medical Tourism
· Larry and Cristina Gore, USA
Spa Tourism
· Dov Kolani, Israel
Regulation of casinos and gaming in tourism destinations
· Round table discussion
| 14 September morning |
| Session 4: Air Passenger Law
Chair: Stephan Keiler, Austria
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· Marc McDonald, Irland
The Montreal Convention and the Preemption of Air Passenger Harm Claims
· Harry Manuel, Netherland
The Montreal Convention in the European context: A passenger's paradise?
· Round table discussion
| 14 September afternoon |
| Session 5: Travel and Tourism Law Education
Chair: Marc McDonald, Ireland
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· Representatine UNWTO
Implementation of the cooperation memorandum of understanding between
UNWTO and IFTTA: the Interactive Discussion Forum on Tourism Legislation
and UNWTO Online Multilingual Terminology TourisTerm –
IFTTA Legal Taxonomy of Travel and Tourism
· Buyard Do Cutto Boiteaux, Brazil
The role of Law in Brazilian Tourism Education
· Uta Stenzel, Germany
Teaching Travel Law on Higher Education Institutions in Germany
· Maria Goretti Sanches Lima, Brazil
Travel Law in Brazil
· Round table discussion
· Dov Kolani, IFTTA President
