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  • 3 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ian Taylor

    Creditors of failed accommodation supplier HotelConnect, which ceased trading in 2011, can finally expect a pay-out but only if they have submitted claims by June 23. HotelConnect liquidator William Antony Batty, of Antony Batty & Co, is holding more than £1.2 million in funds to disperse to creditors following a final settlement with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over an outstanding VAT rebate.

  • 3 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ian Taylor

    The recent spate of cyberattacks on UK retailers has led cyber experts to warn of a heightened risk to travel companies and consumers as the summer approaches.

  • 3 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ian Taylor

    Airline association Iata has hit out at the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandates of the UK and EU, arguing shortcomings in the policies “put SAF production at risk”. Iata reported global SAF production should hit two million tonnes (2Mt) this year or 0.7% of airlines’ total fuel consumption. But the association noted the cost of SAF in Europe has doubled since the EU and UK SAF mandates were introduced on January 1 owing to “the compliance fees SAF producers or suppliers are charging”.

  • 1 month ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ian Taylor

    The election of the secretary-general of UN Tourism – or the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as it was until a year ago – may set few pulses racing. The UK is not a member, having quit in 2010 along with the US.

  • 1 month ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ian Taylor

    A levy on aviation fuel suppliers will fund the UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) revenue certainty mechanism for fuel producers and be passed on to airlines and passengers. The government confirmed the basis for funding the mechanism last week, rejecting calls for revenue from Air Passenger Duty (APD) or from the UK emissions trading scheme (ETS) to be used. The decision, following a four-week consultation in March, was not unexpected.

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Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor @TayloronTravel
12 Jan 23

Wendy Wu has just done a longer set than Lulu. She made me want to shout #TWGlobes2023

Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor @TayloronTravel
12 Dec 22

My God. Twitter is shite. Bye bye

Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor @TayloronTravel
30 Nov 22

This airports discussion is taking place in a bubble: a) Leading industry players see no business case for 'seamless travel'; b) How does doubling traffic by 2040 fit with 'net zero'? You can't separate the issues #wttc2022