TTG Talk
LIKE MANY others, I am outraged, having fished through my bag for boarding passes on many occasions (“UKinbound: airport shops “not helping” tourism in VAT row”,
ttgdigital.com). However, I once heard a retailer
saying that the tills were set up so they cannot sell anything without the boarding pass – which means that the poor staff are now facing a barrage of angry customers when it’s not their fault. It is a practice that needs to be
nipped in the bud, but please don’t have a go at the retailers or refuse to get your boarding
Emails, Tweets, Facebook, web comments and your opinions – what the travel trade is saying this week
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK
Call to boycott tills in airport VAT row
passes out, because it will not help the situation. Just boycott the tills altogether
until the practice is changed and notices are displayed to this effect. Cathie O’Dea
Another form of corruption is uncovered in this country, yet again passengers are a captive audience and continue to be fleeced. You cannot bring drinks through security
but you can buy them at rip-off prices in the air-side shops. Race Welch
This is certainly a scandal. Shops act as tax collectors for VAT, much as airlines do for APD but if the shops are not paying the government the tax they collect, they shouldn’t be collecting it in the first place. Alan Bowen
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FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS
@GBALMY Things you only see in an
airport – 1. Giant Toblerones 2. Other people’s toiletries in bags 3. Identification (boarding card) to buy sweets.
@MRDAVIDWHITLEY HOTELS: Eliminate the need for
turndown service by not covering the bed in entirely superfluous cushions.
@HURRYMURRAY Crystal and Hayes & Jarvis
“non-core” business for Tui? Really? Good brands with a good name, both of them.
@ANDYJAROSZ Travel Guides on ITV. Painfully
bad in many ways. And what’s with all that honesty – in a travel programme! It’ll never catch on.
@ABBOTTSTRAVEL She came to #Greece, she had a
thirst for college. Before heading to uni, Tabbie takes a girls’ holiday to #Zante2015.
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CONTENT Pippa Jacks editor 020 3714 4117 April Hutchinsonttgluxuryeditor 020 3714 4118
NEWS Sophie Griffiths news editor 020 3714 4114 Edward Robertson consulting editor 020 3714 4116 Patrick Whyte deputy news editor 020 3714 4115
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FEATURES Katherine Lawrey features editor 020 3714 4112 Chloe Cann senior features reporter 020 3714 4113
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It’s safe to travel and awaits your arrival with a hundred thousand welcomes #Gadventures
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