By Travel Gossip Reporters
Travel bosses have little to celebrate after the launch of the first two General Election manifestos from mainstream parties.
While the Liberal Democrats have pledged to shift the tax burden on flights to frequent fliers such as business travellers and ditch future airport expansion in London among a string of green policies, the Conservative document virtually ignores the industry completely.
Launched yesterday (11 June), the 80-page Tory manifesto has just a brief promise to ‘rule out further green levies’ such as road pricing or a new frequent flier tax. However, it makes no mention of APD or existing charges on travellers.
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