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Branson brands Government aviation tax increases out of control

Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic, today warned that the UK Government’s plans to increase taxes on air passengers are out of control.

He predicted they would hurt passengers, the aviation industry and seriously damage developing regions such as the Caribbean and Africa. 603182136 7fk4g S Branson brands Government aviation tax increases out of controlThe Air Passenger Duty (APD) paid by passengers leaving the UK

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Making overtures to music lovers

Bicentenary celebrations for two giants of the classical music world is generating a flurry of tourist related activity in their home countries of Austria and Poland.If you are fans of Joseph Haydn and Frederic Chopin there’s musical and historical delights aplenty in store this year and next.

Two hundred years after his death, Joseph Haydn, is more celebrated than ever. Throughout 2009 music lovers can enjoy the great composer’s music in the buildings where he lived and worked.

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