Articles tagged “uk”

It's understandable why the British hate the APD tax (the highest in the world), but it's unclear why the next increase, which in line with inflation, seems to be the straw to break the tourists' backs.

The British government's own intransigence over deciding the fate of a third runway at Heathrow or a new airport gives competing nearby airports and countries an opportunity to capitalize on their delay. Brilliant for Schiphol to start this new campaign.

A more comprehensive study is needed for an accurate view of British holidaymakers’ Internet use -- focusing, perhaps, on online travel reviews or mobile apps.

Governments are turning to their thriving tourism industries for a boost in revenue, but these taxes’ effects will hurt the industry’s image in the long run.

“Just once is enough,” seems to be the thoughts of British tourists who are dipping their toes in USA tourism and then turning around to explore their more exotic neighbors to the east.

Active petitions, criticism from MPs on all sides, and even foreign shock at the taxes faced by average British families suggest that it’s only a matter of time before the tax is lowered.

A storm of this magnitude affects not only the residents bracing for the imminent storm, but travelers around that world that either can’t return home or whose long awaited trips have been cancelled.

Agents certainly have a place in the travel process, but there's little relation between that true place and what this UK survey is trumpeting.

Sometimes a bump is all a country needs to get thing clicking again. PM Cameron will try to use this success to move on from a summer filled with political failures.

October is a popular month for British travellers to steal away to the Mediterranean for the last glimpses of sun, but impromptu getaways can be thwarted if travel documents aren’t already in line.