Ljajic: We will not revoke travel agencies’ licenses

Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications will not revoke the licenses of travel agencies. Minister Rasim Ljajic expects that a solution to the new situation will be found in the next seven to ten days.

The Minister of Tourism pointed out that the representatives of that ministry held a meeting with the Association of Banks of Serbia, at which the issue of bank guarantees was discussed, as a model for providing travel guarantees when concluding contracting for travel packages.

„The representatives of the Association of Banks will submit a proposal of the procedure for operational functioning and possible activation of bank guarantees by the end of this week, considering that such a model of travel guarantees has never been used in practice so far, although it is stipulated by the Law on Tourism,“ said Ljajic, adding that this procedure would be included in the new Rulebook on Travel Guarantees.

At the same time, the representatives of the Ministry will mediate between insurance companies and travel agencies, in order to resolve the current dispute and thus use the mechanism for providing travel guarantees.

„It is quite unusual for insurance companies to suddenly inform agencies three days before the expiration of the current licenses that they would not provide that type of service, justifying it with a high degree of risk,“ said Ljajic.

Izvor: RTS, Tanjug

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