Sunak’s tourist tax could cost 2,000 Heathrow jobs: Anger mounts over decision to axe VAT refunds for foreign travellers By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 11 December 2020 Heathrow could lose 2,000 retail jobs because of Rishi Sunak’s ‘tourist tax’. The airport made the … Read more
We all have our own holiday stories where our lack of nous with the native lingo has landed us in tricky situations. From struggles with deciphering road signs in St Petersburg to inadvertently ordering an ashtray instead of dessert from your waiter in Shanghai, the pitfalls are endless. But there’s nothing to make you feel … Read more
Burberry has warned that the government’s plan to end duty-free shopping will trigger a tourist exodus and damage UK economy as the brand announced its profits plunged by two thirds during lockdown. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is ending refunds for international visitors to British shops from January 1. The luxury clothing brand, which currently has 10 … Read more
Australian expats who have stayed in Bali during the COVID-19 pandemic have told how the once bustling tourist mecca is now a deserted ghost town. Footage of the island shows busy markets completely empty and rows of scooters and tuk-tuks that would have once noisily battled for a place on the road parked silently to … Read more
British tourist, 25, faces four years in a Bali jail after ‘refusing to pay a hotel bill he claimed to have already settled and then going on the run’ Scott James Deakin, 25, is in police custody in Kuta, Bali on fraud charges He was arrested after going on the run over an unpaid £197 … Read more
US tourist, 25, shot dead after stealing a gun and going on a shooting spree in Thailand Michael Giavasis, 25, stole a Glock 9mm from a shooting range in Pattaya He went on a gun rampage, injuring a TV reporter and attacking a passerby He barricaded himself in his room and was found dead with … Read more
Radical plans to transform a ‘tired, tourist trap’ in the heart of Sydney into a slick waterfront boulevard complete with a 42-storey residential tower Developers hope to build a 42-storey tall residential tower in Darling Harbour Mirvac have plans to ‘immeasurably improve’ the Harbourside Shopping Centre Locals are concerned the site will block water views … Read more
British tourist drowns on his 64th birthday at a Turkish holiday resort while his family were busy organising a surprise party for him John Alan Rae, 64, died on Monday after swimming in the sea in Bodrum, Turkey He was rushed out of the water by hotel staff members and taken to hospital Doctors were … Read more
Five people are killed in mid-air crash involving two tourist planes in France Five people were killed after a tourist plane and aircraft collided in France The planes crashed around 4:30pm local time in Loches in Indre-et-Loire By Kate Dennett For Mailonline Published: 19:25 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 19:25 BST, 10 October 2020 Five … Read more
Swarms of Chinese tourists have ditched social distancing rules and flocked to scenic spots in China to enjoy their first major holiday after the country claimed to have contained its COVID-19 outbreak. Shocking footage from Sunday shows Huangshan Mountain, a famous hiking site in Anhui, jam-packed with people standing shoulder to shoulder, some even without … Read more