APD set for redesign
Air Passenger Duty is to be redesigned in March, according to a Government source.
At a specially convened meeting at Caribbean Marketplace between the UK press and Jamaica Tourism Ministe Ed Bartlett, the group were informed that, according to a Government source, an announcement will be made on March 23 with regards to the future of APD.
Barlett explaind to the group that after a long process of meetin, reports and general lobbying, the Coalition Government has undertaken to proceed with a detailed consultation process that will last around 6-8 weeks, after which a redesign of APD will be announced.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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