News That UK Flight Duty Will Be Frozen is Welcomed by Major Travel Firms

    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, March 24, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A few of the UK's most well-known vacation and air travel providers who had been aiming to squeeze an oil surcharge on to their costs to battle the increasing gasoline charges have welcomed the most up-to-date media headlines from the UK's Chancellor which imply that there will be an flight duty freeze within the UK's next budget.

Thomson and Thomas Cook, a couple of of the UK's major family vacation firms are intending to charge to each and every traveller a fee as a way to cover up their elevated fuel charges, this cost may very well be between GBP15 and GBP40, with getaways in Greece and Spain to see a GBP25 surcharge.

This has been incredibly disturbing news for an international vacation sector that is undoubtedly experiencing reduced holidaymaker numbers in the current climate and this surcharge was regarded as a way for the firms involved to maintain profits. In wider business circles it had been considered that this pricing strategy would put too many people off scheduling international holidays this holiday season.

The earthquake disaster in Asia and also the civil war in Libya has brought about even more conjecture around the power sector and gas costs are even more volatile and are still anticipated to climb further. With this in mind it had not been identified if the tourist corporations may have need to increase costs even further to cover costs.

With the United Kingdom financial budget merely days away, Chancellor George Osbourne has thrown the holiday market a lifeline suggesting that APD (air passenger duty) will likely be held, information that has been made welcome buy both vacation firms and money strapped tourists.

A spokesperson for internet site Mega.co.uk, explained: "We have seen a surge in our travel discount code searches with our Alpharooms discount code search being particularly popular. This would indicate that UK holiday customers are already strugging to afford holiday prices as they search for better bargains to lower costs. Any increase in costs passed to the customer in this current climate is likely to be bad for the industry overall. Thomson on occasion offer a Thomson discount code to help customers offset price increases but we are against prices going up while the market is static."

While we are still expecting short term surcharges, the fact that air travel duty is likely to be frozen for the near future is ultimately a bit of good news for the United Kingdom and international holiday sector.

If you are a press agent or reporter looking for information regarding travel offers including popular deals such as the Alpharooms voucher code you can contact Russ Beech - director of travel at the UK's popular offer and discount website www.Mega.co.uk.

Email him on: ideas [at] mega.co.uk

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