Air Passenger Duty news

UK Health clubs, gyms, hotels, pubs and other leisure businesses will all receive a 50 per cent cut in business rates over the next year. ... More

Travel trade association UKinbound has welcomed the decision in this week's Budget to freeze Air Passenger Duty (APD) on short and long-haul economy flights. According ... More

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could provide a huge boost to Northern Ireland’s tourism, thanks to freedom from EU laws over VAT rates ... More

The UK government is capitalising on a weakened pound by unveiling a series of measures designed to boost the domestic tourism sector. Dubbed the Tourism ... More

The UK has the fifth most competitive tourism market in the world, according to the World Economic Forum’s travel report. The report looks at 141 ... More

The tourism sector is growing faster than the rest of the economy, but it needs support from government, say tourism chiefs. GDP generated from tourism ... More

British efforts to court Chinese tourism through a major Shanghai business festival launched by Prince William are missing the point in terms of what needs ... More

The Tourism Alliance has called on the government to address inconsistencies in Air Passenger Duty (APD) policy across the UK, to avoid “distorting the tourism ... More

George Osborne’s last Autumn Statement before the 2015 General Election brought good news for small businesses and the aviation industry, but calls for a VAT ... More

Tourism’s enhanced reputation as an economic driver and creator of jobs, together with its position as the lifeblood of a number of marginal constituencies, could ... More

Holiday bookings from England to Scotland increased by four per cent in the immediate aftermath of the 55 per cent to 45 per cent referendum ... More

The tourism industry has welcomed chancellor George Osborne’s announcement in yesterday’s budget that the government would reform Air Passenger Duty (APD), an amendment it says ... More

Delegates from the Scottish tourism industry have overwhelmingly voted against the prospect of a split from the UK as a result of the upcoming independence ... More

Image: The report calls for enhanced UK hub capacity Tourism Alliance has welcomed a report from the Aviation All Party Parliamentary Group, which has concluded ... More

Image: Michael Hirst is new Tourism Alliance chair A three-year Tourism Alliance strategy targeting five "core issues" in need of government action has been launched ... More

Image: UK tourism was worth £101bn last year The UK tourism sector contributes more to the economy than car manufacturing or mining, according to new ... More

George Osborne, chancellor of the Exchequer, has "missed an opportunity" to increase the competitiveness of the UK hospitality and tourism sector, following this year's Budget. ... More

A new report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has claimed the £2.8bn Air Passenger Duty is currently doing "more harm than good" ... More

Some UK-based travel companies and tour operators will have to "radically" alter business models to adapt to new market conditions and to survive during 2012, ... More

Tourism Alliance has labelled the government's thinking towards the UK tourism industry as "confused", following chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement. Osborne confirmed an increase in ... More

Tourist spending in the UK would decrease by £475m a year if the government continues to pursue an increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD), according ... More

George Osborne is to freeze April's proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD) until next year as part of a package of measures designed to ... More