Tourism is one of the most important economic branches in the Republic of Croatia which participates in the Croatian gross domestic product with over 19% and package travel contracts concluded by travel agencies with travelers play one of the key roles in this contribution. The revision of the Obligations Act from 2018 removed the provisions of section 24, articles 881-903. which regulated the contract on the organization of travel and Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and the Council from November 25th 2015 on package travel contracts and contracts on linked travel arrangements had been implemented into the Croatian legal system through the Tourism Services Act from 2017, which today regulates the package travel contract. The provisions of the Tourism Services Act implemented the Directive from 2015 and they entered into force on July 1st 2018, which made the provisions of the Obligations Act repealed. New regulations on the European Union level and implementation in the Croatian legal system uplifted the protection of passengers to a higher level by determining various rights for passengers and in addition, it brought unification of rules on protection of passenger rights across the European Union regarding that the mentioned directive was a regulation of maximum harmonization of European law. A package travel contract should be distinguished from contract on linked travel arrangements because the protection provided for package travel contract is greater than the one given in contracts on linked travel arrangements. The purpose of this master's thesis is to analyse two theories related to the direction of the development of package travel contracts and the provision of adequate consumer protection. The first theory: the continuous regulation of package travel contracts aimed at consumer protection in the Republic of Croatia had stopped due to COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences which derived from it on the tourism industry. The second theory: it is expected that the continuity toward better consumer protection will proceed after the end of COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the matter of passengers regarding the package travel contracts.