The UK Outbound Travel Group, made up of Advantage Travel Partnership, Aito and The Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (Abtot), has submitted requests ahead of the Budget on 6 March. The Group represents some 700 independent agents and more than 570 independent and specialist tour operators.
It said it was “of paramount importance that the UK government recognises the contribution that the outbound industry makes to the national economy”.
The submission said business rates were a key issue. “With the overall tax burden on course to rise to the highest level for decades, we jointly believe that the government should reduce business rates.
“This will ensure that the travel businesses – which suffered more than any other sector during the pandemic – can finally recover and, once again, contribute to growing the economy in the long term.”
