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The Passenger Shipping Association (PSA) is giving its support to the campaign by ABTA calling on the Government to rethink its plans to substantially increase Air Passenger Duty (APD).

Turkish Airlines is offering promotional long haul fares from Birmingham International Airport for travel between 20th August and 10th December 2009.

Etihad Airways, has announced that its London Heathrow operations will move from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 on Wednesday 30 September 2009.

Government officials from the Region of Valencia stated their commitment to working closely with the travel trade to help bring back British visitors to the region at a special meeting held with the UK?s leading tourism associations at the new ?Tourist Info Comunitat Valenciana? office in London.

Klaus Lohmann has joined the German National Tourist Office UK & Ireland (GNTO) as new director.

Silversea has announced the appointment of David Smith as Area Sales Manager.

According to Essential Travel, Staycationers who think they have beaten the recession by holidaying at home could end up with bigger bills than they bargained for ? by ignoring holiday insurance because they are in the UK.

After the Met Office has admitted that it got its prediction of a ?scorcher? this summer wrong, ABTA is predicting an increase in interest in late holiday deals overseas.