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Airlines ask Africa to review "complex" structure of its taxes and fees

African Aviation Industry

Airlines ask Africa to review "complex" structure of its taxes and fees

Africa has been asked to review the "complex" structure of its taxes and fees imposed by service ... read more

Airline industry warns “super committee” about raising taxes

Air Transport Association: Cuts and tax increases will hurt

Airline industry warns “super committee” about raising taxes

WASHINGTON – Lobbyists for America’s senior citizens, oil companies and airlines had a ... read more

Court affirms decision for online travel companies in occupancy tax dispute

Online Travel Companies in Occupancy Tax Dispute

Court affirms decision for online travel companies in occupancy tax dispute

WASHINGTON - The Texas 14th Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed that online travel companies ... read more

UK: The end of "cheap flight" is near

Holidaymakers face huge hikes in air ticket prices

UK: The end of "cheap flight" is near

Families in Northern Ireland are facing record fare rises as airlines pass on rocketing fuel ... read more

Kenya seeks review of punitive travel taxes

Kenya: West suffocating developing countries through discriminatory taxes

Kenya seeks review of punitive travel taxes

Kenya wants the United Nations World Tourism Organization to intervene and help end travel ... read more

New taxes on air travel opposed by IATA

Air Travel

New taxes on air travel opposed by IATA

NEW DELHI, India - As Indian carriers protest the proposed hike in service tax on air travel, ... read more

UK tourism: Government let industry down

UK Tourism

UK tourism: Government let industry down

UK tourism chiefs have accused the ConDems of missing a golden opportunity to create 236,000 ... read more

Edinburgh union leaders want to tax city tourists

Edinburgh Tourism

Edinburgh union leaders want to tax city tourists

A tax on tourists in Edinburgh during peak times such as the festival would help soften the blow ... read more

Amid budget cuts Dutch taxmen go after prostitutes

Dutch government demanding that prostitutes pay income tax

Amid budget cuts Dutch taxmen go after prostitutes

Amid budget cuts and falling revenues, the Dutch government has warned prostitutes who advertise ... read more

Indian tourism body calls for development of infrastructure, logical taxation

Indian Association of Tour Operators

Indian tourism body calls for development of infrastructure, logical taxation

The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), the apex body of the travel and tourism ... read more

Harry Potter works magic on tourist development tax

Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Harry Potter works magic on tourist development tax

By Sara K. Clarke

Harry Potter has worked its magic on the county's tourist development tax, pushing the ... read more

Tax-hungry cities target tourists with "discriminatory"  taxes

Travel Taxes

Tax-hungry cities target tourists with "discriminatory" taxes

By Ed Perkins

Taxation without representation!

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Ryanair threatens to withdraw from Germany tax on domestic air travel introduced

German Air Tax May Make Ryanair To Leave Germany

Ryanair threatens to withdraw from Germany tax on domestic air travel introduced

By Ulrika Lomas

Budget airline Ryanair has threatened to withdraw planes from Germany following the recent ... read more

US Travel Association: Tourism saves taxpayers money

US Tourism

US Travel Association: Tourism saves taxpayers money

WASHINGTON, DC - According to the U.S.

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US Senators: We will force any airline that charges for carryon bags to pay tax on that revenue

Carryon Baggage Charges

US Senators: We will force any airline that charges for carryon bags to pay tax on that revenue

By HARRY R. WEBER

ATLANTA — Six Democratic senators want to tax any U.S. airline that wants to charge passengers ... read more

Indian airlines to pass on new burden to passengers

India

Indian airlines to pass on new burden to passengers

By P.R. Sanjai, livemint.com

Mumbai - Air travel is likely to become more expensive as domestic carriers deal with the double ... read more

New Zealand tourism faces GST backlash

Tourism And Taxes

New Zealand tourism faces GST backlash

International visitors will pay an extra $20 million in GST if the tax is raised to 15 per cent, ... read more

Judge: No $21.3M from online travel companies for Anaheim

Judge Overturns Online Bookings Tax Ruling

Judge: No $21.3M from online travel companies for Anaheim

By ERIC CARPENTER

ANAHEIM – A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has overturned an earlier ruling that would have ... read more

Holiday taxes will hit inbound tourism

UK Tax Discouraging Visitors

Holiday taxes will hit inbound tourism

By David Browne, eTN

Increased taxes on travel will discourage visitors to Britain as people avoid paying them.

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Online travel industry claims win despite jury award to Texas cities

Online Hotel Bookings

Online travel industry claims win despite jury award to Texas cities

By MARILYN TENNISSEN

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Nearly a dozen popular online hotel booking services were hit with a ... read more

Jamaica's business leaders call for one rate tax

Jamaica: Taxing Imports And Tourism

Jamaica's business leaders call for one rate tax

Kingston, Jamaica - Business leaders suggested yesterday that Government abandon its complicated ... read more

Alaska: Shooting itself in the foot

Tourist Tax May Cost State Dearly

Alaska: Shooting itself in the foot

By TIM BRADNER

It's a tough year for Alaska's tourism firms. The forebodings earlier this year, of 20 percent ... read more

Visiting Boston about to become more expensive

Taxing Tourism

Visiting Boston about to become more expensive

It’s increasingly expensive to be a tourist in Boston.

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