those people who wanted to book pleasure flights can do so and I, as a PPL, don't have to worry about breaking EU law if I take them for this trip on behalf of the club
Steve6443
Are you sure this was/is allowed in Germany?
Sounds like commercial passenger transport to me.
In the UK 'pleasure flights' could only be carried out by a CPL holder, working
for an organisation that held an AOC.
However 'Trial lessons' can be conducted by a PPL holder (provided they
are also an Instructor) working for a club/school that is an ATO.
A "Trial Lesson" is very different to a "Pleasure Flight"