Extraordinary and Unavoidable Circumstances in Tourism under COVID-19 and Post Pandemic Times—Casus Poland as Example of Sustainability Management

The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and should not be taken as reflecting position any authority, entity or institution. This article presents legal status 25 June 2022. In accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/2302 European Parliament Council November 2015 on package travel linked arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 2011/83/EU repealing 90/314/EEC, tour operators registered Poland required to refund payments travelers case cancellation their due extraordinary unavoidable circumstances within 14 days its termination. traveler has right terminate contract before start trip without paying termination fee event occurring at destination immediate vicinity which significantly affect implementation transport passengers final destination. circumstances, is entitled a full made for but additional compensation. operator makes return from effective contract. we will describe situation during COVID-19 pandemic post-COVID times. significance implications our findings arguments show how important designing state’s tourism policy. Targeted aid can designed well advance circumstances. opinion opinions business practitioners, occur average every ten years, e.g., the1992 Yugoslavia war, 2001 attack World Trade Center, 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption, 2020 pandemic. results research effectiveness instruments enacted by Polish government COVID 19 crisis war Ukraine. use two methods—empirical, related authors’ own experience, dogmatic–exegetical. empirical was based experience responsible statutory regulations (director Ministry Sport Tourism Ministry’s advisor) concept law one normative systems society—the operation sphere social economic life, tourism. A dogmatic–exegetical method also used, allowed study literature subject review regulations. research, used analysis (law economics method). Graphical presentation impact introduced support mechanisms supply demand indicate desirability solutions area.