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Introduction to International Travel and Tourism Law explores how innovation and technology have reshaped tourism. Understand the legal frameworks guiding the industry, focusing on the digital tourist’s need for personalized, real-time information. This course offers a comprehensive overview of international policies, regulations, and best practices. It’s an invaluable opportunity to build foundational knowledge in tourism management, offering free content access with paid certification options. Equip yourself with the skills to thrive in this data-rich, fast-paced environment.
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- Applications open: Anytime
- Priority deadline: Anytime
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What you'll learn
- ✔ Understand policy strategies and legal regulations in travel and tourism.
- ✔ Analyze international cooperation and best practices in tourism policy.
- ✔ Explore regulations governing transport and tourism markets.
- ✔ Learn about passenger protection and accommodation regulations.
- ✔ Examine new challenges in tourism law, including privacy and digital payments.
Course content
- Governing tourism: UN Tourism and other international organizations.
- Member States’ best practices and international cooperation.
- Global Code of Ethics for Tourism and emergency assistance recommendations.
- International legislative framework for tourist protection.
- Access to transport and tourism markets and competition rules.
- Management of transport and tourism infrastructures.
- International contracts for passenger transport.
- Contracts for the distribution of tourism services and package travel.
- Evolution of international rules on passenger protection.
- Regulation of accommodation and food services.
- From consumer to traveler: package travel contracts and protection instruments.
- Moving toward an international code for tourist protection.
- Privacy and payment systems in the digital era.
- Regulation of adventure, rural, sports, and wellness tourism.
- The sharing economy: Airbnb, Tripadvisor, and Uber.
- Sustainable tourism and the 2030 Agenda.
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WHO IS THIS PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR?
This program is ideal for professionals and individuals eager to expand their knowledge of international travel and tourism law. Whether you are a public administrator, government official, or entrepreneur in the travel sector, this course provides the legal foundation necessary to add value to your position, improve your institution, or drive your business. Delivered through a 100% online format, the course features short videos, readings, exercises, and assignments in each module, ensuring a comprehensive and engaging learning experience.
Meet our instructors
Alicia Gomez
Legal Counsel, UNWTO
Alicia Gomez has 16 years of experience in the UN, 11 years at UNWTO and is UNWTO´s Legal Counsel since 2017. In this capacity, she supported the process for the development and adoption of UNWTO´s Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics. Among many other projects, she is currently leading the process for the development of an International Code for the Protection of Tourists (ICPT).
Carlos Llorente
Professor of Private and Commercial Law, Spain
Prof. Llorente has been teaching law and is a practicing attorney since 1990. His academic career has spanned through several leading Spanish Universities and he also teaches regularly abroad. Yearly, he offers a course on Private International Law at IE University (Spain). He is an expert on transportation law, international commercial law, comparative law, corporate law and competition law. He is a member of the Spanish Maritime Law Association and of the Advising Council of the Maritime and Transportation Law of the Madrid Bar Association. He also co-chairs the EALG Group, constituted in 1985 and which is today one of the oldest law firm alliances in the world.
Francesco Morandi
Professor of Transport and Tourism Law, Italy (General Coordinator)
Prof. Morandi is a Full Professor of Tourism and Transport Law at the University of Sassari, Italy as well as an Attorney at law, legal consultant, and specialist in tourism and transport law. He has experience in dealing with the most significant legal issues relating to passenger, traveler and tourism protection, as well as the necessity to guarantee economic operators fair conditions and opportunities in the market. He currently assumes the scientific responsibility of some research Groups on different subjects of law, economics and business, and coordinates studies and activities related to transport (air, maritime, rail and road), infrastructure and tourism law, as well as territorial marketing, strategic and socio-economic planning, management of parks and marine protected areas, organization of tourism systems.
Diego A. Benitez
Professor of Tourism Law, Argentina
Prof. Benítez is a Full Professor of Tourism at the Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Patagonia, Argentina and Attorney at Law, legal advisor for the international touristic project “Corredor de las Misiones Jesuíticas” for the BID/IADB. He has experience as Lecturer in tourism law and head of Sustainable Tourism Law academic group in the areas of adventure tourism law, liability of tour operators and duty of information and has published over 50 specialized contributions on Tourism Law in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy. He is currently the Secretary General of the Iberoamerican Tourism Law Society (Sidetur).