Aito demands crackdown on illegal traders
Aito is demanding firms that sell packages illegally in the UK be prosecuted having secured the backing of the UK’s leading Trading Standards expert.
The association will demand a crackdown by Trading Standards and the government supported by new legal advice from Jonathan Kirk QC, who edits a consumer law guidebook for lawyers.
He has endorsed Aito’s view that the Package Travel Regulations (PTRs) make it illegal for operators based outside of the EU to offer packages to UK-based customers without taking the full legal responsibilities of a tour operator.
The Trading Standards heavyweight has also agreed with Aito that UK-based advertising platforms and third parties targeting customers online or at consumer shows are “aiding and abetting” the illegal trade.