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We have practical, hands on experience of working within the travel industry and share with our clients a genuine passion and enthusiasm for travel.  Our  team members have real-world business experience, which means that we can help you develop commercial and pragmatic solutions that make sense for your business.  

Our international Travel Group advises some of the world's best-known travel companies, from airlines and hotels to online travel agents and metasearch engines, and are proud to count some of the industry's biggest names as our clients.

We understand that you operate in a fast-changing, dynamic, yet challenging and heavily regulated industry.  You are no doubt embracing new technologies to give your business a competitive advantage and, as a result, you must understand what these mean for your business in the context of ever growing travel rules and regulations. Our unique focus on technology coupled with our lawyers’ deep expertise in areas of increasing importance such as cyber law, data protection and digital marketing, means we are ideally placed to guide you.

Our specialist international team can advise on all the legal issues you might face, in particular guidance on complex regulatory issues, GDPR compliance, digital marketing, disputes, as well as consumer issues, IP and broader digitalisation and commercial projects. Recent key legal and regulatory developments on which we advise include the new Package Travel Directive, the Payment Services Directive and EU Regulation 261, as well as wide-ranging employment and tax issues.

We offer truly seamless international advice, with subject matter experts located across Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, and we draw upon the wider expertise of our Aviation, Retail & Consumer, and Tech & Comms experts to help get you to the right commercial outcome.

We share with our clients a genuine passion and enthusiasm for the travel industry and a drive to ensure our clients succeed.

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Simon Phippard

Of Counsel
UK

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Karen Friebe

Partner
UK

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Alison Dixon

Partner
UK

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Rebecca Clarke

Associate
UK

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Work Highlights

Our team advised Fosun Tourism Group, the world’s leading leisure-focused integrated tourism group, on its purchase of the Thomas Cook brand, the Casa Cook and Cook’s Club brands, and resort/hotel brands under the Thomas Cook brand for £11million. The team advised on restructuring, insolvency and Intellectual Property matters in connection with the acquisition.

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Supporting a US government commercial partnership in an acceleration programme focused on airport passenger screening and safety, in which we have worked with a cohort of technology companies to break into and scale-up their European and APAC presence. We are helping these businesses develop their go-to-market strategies and introduce them to key industry leaders and provide insights into the key commercial considerations for companies looking to do business in Europe.

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Advising an international airline’s holidays business on several projects relating to the extension of their sale of holiday packages into the UK and worldwide. We advised on applicable travel regulation in 6 jurisdictions, and on all commercial aspects and travel regulation on another major distribution and risk sharing agreement with a strategic business partner.

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We provide payments regulatory support to Booking.com in relation to PSD2and advise on regulatory issues involved in expansions of their product offerings.

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We continue to advise both Trip.com and Skyscanner on a wide range of issues, including GDPR and data protection/marketing rules, regulatory support, employment and contractual and competition law matters.

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We continue to advise a global accommodation marketplace on a variety of commercial matters, including day to day agreements with suppliers, partners and service providers, and we provide marketing and advertising advice. Our team has also advised on the implementation of the GDPR for both the booking platform and its payments entity.

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We have advised a leading global car rental company on the application and implications of the Package Travel Directive to new booking tools for car rental.

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We advise a renowned travel fare aggregator website and travel metasearch engine on all aspects of its eCommerce business across all brands in Australia and New Zealand, including competition law, privacy and data protection, contracting and regulatory advice, specifically in relation to post-acquisition integrations, sponsorship deals, advertising and marketing approvals, ACCC investigations and tribunal appearances.

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Our team advises a number of leading consumer brands on their international franchise relationships, including a number at travel hubs across Europe and Asia.

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We advised a European airline on its tour operator's liability insurance programme.

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We advised a global travel search site on a dispute concerning platform liability of internet search websites. The liability of search engines remains a subject of much debate on a European level.

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Accolades

"Particularly strong in representing major airlines and online travel companies."

Chambers UK, 2017

“The team is noted for its support to technology-driven clients and acts for a range of airlines, hotel chains, online travel agents and metasearch engines.”

Legal 500, 2020

‘As part of the firm’s larger aviation department, Bird & Bird’s multidisciplinary travel group draws upon its international network, acting for some of the world's best-known travel companies, from airlines and hotel chains to online travel agents and metasearch engines. The team advises on a range of matters, including complex regulatory issues, GDPR compliance work, digital marketing mandates, disputes, consumer issues, IP work and broader digitalisation and commercial projects. The team is also integrated with the firm’s data protection, hotels and leisure, and retail and consumer departments.’

Legal 500, 2021

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