{"id":507,"date":"2020-09-24T16:20:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/?p=507"},"modified":"2020-09-24T16:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:20:31","slug":"uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VAT reduction for tourism and hotel services in UK, which would expire on January 12th, has been extended until the end of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>VAT on tourism and hospitality services was reduced from 20% to 5% on 15 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>In addition to the VAT extension, the UK has also introduced a new wage support scheme for workers in work on shorter hours replacing the furlough scheme that expires on October 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>In the new economic plan; there are also some new measures taken for the payment of bank loans and taxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VAT reduction for tourism and hotel services in UK, which would expire on January 12th, has been extended until the end of March. VAT on tourism and hospitality services was reduced from 20% to 5% on 15 July. In addition to the VAT extension, the UK has also introduced a new wage support scheme [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[12,43],"class_list":["post-507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","tag-covid-19","tag-united-kingdom"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality - Tourism Press<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality - Tourism Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The VAT reduction for tourism and hotel services in UK, which would expire on January 12th, has been extended until the end of March. VAT on tourism and hospitality services was reduced from 20% to 5% on 15 July. In addition to the VAT extension, the UK has also introduced a new wage support scheme [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tourism Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-24T13:20:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-24T13:20:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg?fit=640%2C425&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"425\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@turizmpress_EN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@turizmpress_EN\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a89583c6a591898bc5829e3bf61c610b\"},\"headline\":\"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-24T13:20:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-24T13:20:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":96,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"covid-19\",\"United Kingdom\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Europe\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/\",\"name\":\"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality - Tourism Press\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-24T13:20:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-24T13:20:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":425,\"caption\":\"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Regions\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/category\\\/regions\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Europe\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/category\\\/regions\\\/europe\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tourism Press\",\"description\":\"Travel News | Tourism News | Hospitality News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Tourizm Press\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/turizmpress_favicon-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/turizmpress_favicon-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Tourizm Press\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/turizmpress_EN\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/turizmpress\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a89583c6a591898bc5829e3bf61c610b\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3c84732ce39c2c2320d6d19979a53cc7cb240ebeaf279d113b5fbcdf7d58c655?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3c84732ce39c2c2320d6d19979a53cc7cb240ebeaf279d113b5fbcdf7d58c655?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3c84732ce39c2c2320d6d19979a53cc7cb240ebeaf279d113b5fbcdf7d58c655?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/turizmpress.com\\\/en\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality - Tourism Press","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality - Tourism Press","og_description":"The VAT reduction for tourism and hotel services in UK, which would expire on January 12th, has been extended until the end of March. VAT on tourism and hospitality services was reduced from 20% to 5% on 15 July. In addition to the VAT extension, the UK has also introduced a new wage support scheme [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/","og_site_name":"Tourism Press","article_published_time":"2020-09-24T13:20:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-09-24T13:20:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":425,"url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg?fit=640%2C425&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@turizmpress_EN","twitter_site":"@turizmpress_EN","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a89583c6a591898bc5829e3bf61c610b"},"headline":"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality","datePublished":"2020-09-24T13:20:27+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-24T13:20:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/"},"wordCount":96,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg","keywords":["covid-19","United Kingdom"],"articleSection":["Europe"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/","url":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/","name":"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality - Tourism Press","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg","datePublished":"2020-09-24T13:20:27+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-24T13:20:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg","width":640,"height":425,"caption":"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/regions\/europe\/uk-extends-vat-reduction-for-tourism-and-hospitality\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Regions","item":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/category\/regions\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Europe","item":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/category\/regions\/europe\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"UK extends VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/","name":"Tourism Press","description":"Travel News | Tourism News | Hospitality News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Tourizm Press","url":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/turizmpress_favicon-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/turizmpress_favicon-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Tourizm Press"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/turizmpress_EN","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/turizmpress"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a89583c6a591898bc5829e3bf61c610b","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c84732ce39c2c2320d6d19979a53cc7cb240ebeaf279d113b5fbcdf7d58c655?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c84732ce39c2c2320d6d19979a53cc7cb240ebeaf279d113b5fbcdf7d58c655?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c84732ce39c2c2320d6d19979a53cc7cb240ebeaf279d113b5fbcdf7d58c655?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Editor"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en"]}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vergi-istisnasi-turizm.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turizmpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}