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UK tourist taxes: how a weak Pound and a “holiday tax” could kill the staycation  
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UK tourist taxes: how a weak Pound and a “holiday tax” could kill the staycation  

When the Pound weakens, the UK should become cheaper for foreign visitors. But layer on new hotel “tourist taxes,” rising Air Passenger Duty, ETA fees, and climate-driven airline costs – and that currency advantage vanishes. Industry bosses warn a typical family’s two-week UK holiday could cost £100 extra just in new levies. Meanwhile, British families face their own squeeze on staycations. How did tourism become a tax cash-cow?