33The right to a refund conferred on travellers in Article 12(2) and (3) of that directive meets that consumer protection objective, with the result that an interpretation of the concept of ‘refund’, within the meaning of Article 12 of that directive, to the effect that the traveller concerned is entitled to be provided with a refund of the payments made for the package in question in the form of a sum of money, which he or she will be able to dispose of freely, is better able to contribute to the protection of the traveller’s interests and, therefore, to the attainment of that objective than an interpretation to the effect that it suffices for the organiser concerned to offer the traveller a voucher or another form of deferred compensation.
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