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Maldives new tourism tax comes into effect

Maldives Tourism Goods and Services Tax

Maldives new tourism tax comes into effect

The New Year has potentially ushered in a new era for the Maldives’ lucrative holiday market ... read more

Venice to introduce tourist ticket

Venice Visitors To Be Taxed

Venice to introduce tourist ticket

Venice mayor said that it is time for the city to introduce a "tourist ticket" for its roughly ... read more

Yes Prime Minister, great tourism speech, but what about Sir Humphrey’s airport tax?

Personal Viewpoint

Yes Prime Minister, great tourism speech, but what about Sir Humphrey’s airport tax?

By Geoffrey Lipman

Outstanding support from UK Prime Minister David Cameron this week, stressing the importance of ... read more

German Airline Association opposes fuel tax

BDF denies newspaper report

German Airline Association opposes fuel tax

FRANKFURT - The German Airline Association, or BDF, said Monday it is against a tax on kerosene ... read more

Los Angeles may implement new hotel fee

Los Angeles Hotel Fee

Los Angeles may implement new hotel fee

By Hugo Martín

Hotel owners in Los Angeles are pushing a plan to add a new fee to hotel bills that would ... read more

Rome slated to become more expensive in 2011

New Tourist Tax In Rome

Rome slated to become more expensive in 2011

By Vianni Busquets

As Americans chose Italy as their number one international vacation destination, Rome is sure to ... read more

IATA lashes out about new German tax on air transport

Annual General Meeting In Berlin

IATA lashes out about new German tax on air transport

By Luc Citrinot, eTN

(eTN) - It sounds like a bad joke or some kind of unwilling irony.

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IATA condemns German plans to impose air travel tax

Airline Industry

IATA condemns German plans to impose air travel tax

Airline industry body IATA lashed out at German plans to impose an air travel tax while Europe's ... read more

Travelers to pay more when departing from Grenada

International Trends

Travelers to pay more when departing from Grenada

By Linda Straker, eTN

As of May 1, 2010,

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On your next trip to Miami you may be paying for Dolphins stadium

Tourist Tax Hike To Pay For Stadium Fixes Proposed

On your next trip to Miami you may be paying for Dolphins stadium

By MATTHEW HAGGMAN AND DOUGLAS HANKS

Aiming to raise public dollars to improve their privately-owned stadium, the Miami Dolphins and ... read more

What goes around comes around for visitors to Argentina

Argentina Begins Charging Reciprocity Tax

What goes around comes around for visitors to Argentina

If you live in a country that charges the Argentines before they enter your cuontry, as a ... read more

Chew Choon Seng: 'Green tax' risk to travel

Singapore

Chew Choon Seng: 'Green tax' risk to travel

Travelers from Singapore to London will have to pay as much as 100 pounds (S$229) more per round ... read more

Alaska AG: Cruise passenger tax legal

Alaska Cruise Tax

Alaska AG: Cruise passenger tax legal

JUNEAU - Alaska has a strong case to defend itself in the cruise ship industry's lawsuit on a ... read more

Tax on cruise ships causing concern in Kenya

Kenya

Tax on cruise ships causing concern in Kenya

Nairobi — Fears have gripped the tourism industry over the planned Value Added Tax that is to ... read more

AG will "vigorously defend" Alaska's cruise ship passenger head tax

Alaska's Cruise Ship Passenger Head Tax

AG will "vigorously defend" Alaska's cruise ship passenger head tax

Attorney General Dan Sullivan is promising to "vigorously defend" Alaska's cruise ship passenger ... read more

Foreign tourists tax refund law passed in Indonesia

Tax Refund For Foreign Tourists

Foreign tourists tax refund law passed in Indonesia

Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia can apply for a tax refund when buying goods here next year, ... read more

New York City hotel service fee tax update

American Society Of Travel Agents

New York City hotel service fee tax update

By eTN Staff Writer

ASTA today issued a clarification to a portion of last week’s member alert on the ... read more

Hotel resellers: New York's guidance on new tax is "incomplete, incoherent and unacceptable.”

New York's New Tax On Hotel Room Resellers

Hotel resellers: New York's guidance on new tax is "incomplete, incoherent and unacceptable.”

When New York’s new tax on hotel room remarketers went into effect on Sept.

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Tax on travel agents for NYC hotel sales begins Sept. 1

Service Fees

Tax on travel agents for NYC hotel sales begins Sept. 1

By eTN Staff Writer

Despite continuing efforts by ASTA, ASTA members, and its allies to have it rescinded, it now ... read more

Prime Minister Netanyahu stops VAT on tourism to Israel

Tourism Heads Breathe Sigh Of Relief

Prime Minister Netanyahu stops VAT on tourism to Israel

By eTN Staff Writer

Prime Minister Netanyahu announced the cancellation of plans to impose a 16.5 percent VAT on the ... read more

PATA calls for urgent review of UK travel tax

Pacific Asia Travel Association

PATA calls for urgent review of UK travel tax

By eTN Staff Writer

The British government must review as a matter of urgency its decision to increase air passenger ... read more

Online travel companies win federal appellate court victory in hotel occupancy tax case

US Court Of Appeals Decision

Online travel companies win federal appellate court victory in hotel occupancy tax case

By eTN Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, DC - The Interactive Travel Services Association announced today that a federal ... read more

NYC hotel tax hike would devastate tourism industry costing city jobs and businesses

New York City

NYC hotel tax hike would devastate tourism industry costing city jobs and businesses

By eTN

Any increase in the city hotel tax would strike a tremendous blow to New York City's visitor ... read more

Air Transport Association opposes UK air passenger duty tax grab

Cites Environmental And Legal Concerns

Air Transport Association opposes UK air passenger duty tax grab

By eTN Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, DC - The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization ... read more

Irish air travel tax a blow to tourism - industry

Ireland

Irish air travel tax a blow to tourism - industry

By guardian.co.uk

DUBLIN - Ireland's move to introduce a 10 euro ($14) air travel tax will hurt the ... read more

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