A-10, r. 1 - Regulation respecting travel agents

Section 1.1 Disposition versions

2018-08-01

1.1. The Act does not apply to

(a)  a person operating a tourist accommodation establishment and offering tourist services nearby in addition to accommodation services in the person’s establishment;

(b)  a person organizing adventure travel and offering packages including, in addition to the person’s own services, accommodation in a natural setting;

(c)  an outfitter offering tourist services nearby in addition to accommodation services in establishments registered on its licence or organizing and selling packages including, in addition to its own services, only the reservation for one night of accommodation services near the arrival airport on arrival and departure;

(d)  the holder of a charter bus transportation licence issued by the Commission des transports du Québec performing operations of a travel agent for trips lasting no longer than 72 hours exclusively in Québec;

(e)  the mandatary of the holder of an intercity bus transportation licence issued by the Commission des transports du Québec selling, in bus terminals, intercity bus transportation vouchers;

(f)  a hotel chain and a group of hotel establishments organizing packages including accommodation in more than one establishment of the chain or group, but not including any transportation service;

(g)  the reservation on the account of another person of a room in a tourist accommodation establishment or of a rental automobile where

i.  the person making the reservation receives no form of remuneration for that purpose from the customer;

ii.  no sum of money is transferred between the customer and that person or the supplier when the reservation is made or only the customer’s credit card number is sent to the supplier, without the credit card being debited;

iii.  the customer may cancel the reservation free of charge before the service is rendered;

iv.  no sum of money will be paid by the customer and the customer’s credit card will not be debited before the date on which the service must be rendered;

v.  no invoice is given to the customer at the time of reservation; only a document confirming the reservation is given to the customer.

(h)  a person offering tourist guide or local sightseeing tour services of a maximum period of 1 day;

(i)  an educational institution or a teacher mandated by the institution if the following conditions are met:

i.  the educational institution or teacher organizes a trip lasting no longer than 72 hours and exclusively in Québec for students or organizes a trip for them through a travel agent; and

ii.  the educational institution or teacher receives no form of remuneration for organizing the trip, except the teacher’s participation in the trip.

For the purposes of subparagraph i of the first paragraph, an educational institution means any institution listed in paragraphs a to g.1 of section 188 of the Consumer Protection Act (chapter P-40.1).

O.C. 496-2010, s. 1; O.C. 986-2018, s. 1.

2012-09-01

1.1. The Act does not apply to

(a)  a person operating a tourist accommodation establishment and offering tourist services nearby in addition to accommodation services in the person’s establishment;

(b)  a person organizing adventure travel and offering packages including, in addition to the person’s own services, accommodation in a natural setting;

(c)  an outfitter offering tourist services nearby in addition to accommodation services in establishments registered on its licence or organizing and selling packages including, in addition to its own services, only the reservation for one night of accommodation services near the arrival airport on arrival and departure;

(d)  the holder of a charter bus transportation licence issued by the Commission des transports du Québec performing operations of a travel agent for trips lasting no longer than 72 hours exclusively in Québec;

(e)  the mandatary of the holder of an intercity bus transportation licence issued by the Commission des transports du Québec selling, in bus terminals, intercity bus transportation vouchers;

(f)  a hotel chain and a group of hotel establishments organizing packages including accommodation in more than one establishment of the chain or group, but not including any transportation service;

(g)  the reservation on the account of another person of a room in a tourist accommodation establishment or of a rental automobile where

i.  the person making the reservation receives no form of remuneration for that purpose from the customer;

ii.  no sum of money is transferred between the customer and that person or the supplier when the reservation is made or only the customer’s credit card number is sent to the supplier, without the credit card being debited;

iii.  the customer may cancel the reservation free of charge before the service is rendered;

iv.  no sum of money will be paid by the customer and the customer’s credit card will not be debited before the date on which the service must be rendered; and

v.  no invoice is given to the customer at the time of reservation; only a document confirming the reservation is given to the customer.

O.C. 496-2010, s. 1.