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Tax for the Travel Industry and beyond

Expert tips for travel agents, tour operators, and hotel owners.
Tax.travel is part of the Antravia group - A dedicated hub for global tax from U.S. sales and income tax to U.K. TOMS, EU VAT, and UAE corporate tax. Practical insight for agents, hotels, and tour operators worldwide.

Taxation in the travel industry is rarely straightforward. Every jurisdiction defines “travel services” differently, and the treatment of commissions, packages, or accommodation can change from one border to the next. A travel business that operates seamlessly for clients often faces a patchwork of corporate tax, VAT, GST, and withholding obligations behind the scenes.

Through Antravia Advisory, we examine how these rules apply across key markets, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and United Arab Emirates. Each system presents unique challenges, from U.S. sales tax nexus and U.K. TOMS compliance to EU VAT harmonisation and the UAE’s new corporate tax regime.

Antravia's goal is to give travel companies a clear understanding of their global tax footprint and practical insight into how to stay compliant while protecting profitability.

Antravia’s Tax Services

Whether your business is incorporated in the U.S. or the U.K., our team ensures you stay compliant while optimising your tax position across multiple jurisdictions.

For U.S. travel agents and hotels: See our US Tax Services → for federal, state, and sales-tax guidance.

For U.K. travel agents and hotels: Visit UK Tax Services → for corporation-tax, TOMS, and VAT support.

For E.U. travel agents and hotels: Visit EU Tax Services → for corporation-tax, TOMS, and VAT support.

For U.A.E travel agents and hotels: Visit UAE Tax Services → for informational guidance, covering topics such as corporate-tax registration, invoicing rules, and VAT treatment of inbound and outbound travel.

Not based in these areas?: We regularly support travel companies in other regions, including South Africa and Asia, with accounting setup, international reporting, and tax coordination.

Our international work connects these markets, thus helping cross-border operators handle entity structure, reporting, and indirect-tax exposure with confidence.

Tax Experts - Antravia's International Tax Services

At Antravia, we empower globally ambitious travel businesses to thrive across borders, turning tax complexities into competitive edges. From cross-border structuring for DMCs expanding to Europe to VAT recovery on international supplier chains, we safeguard your growth while minimizing leakage, thus ensuring every booking and partnership fuels profits, not penalties.

Our international tax services include:

Cross-Border Structuring

Entity design and profit-flow planning for U.S.-outbound or foreign-owned travel businesses. We build practical structures that minimise double taxation and align reporting across jurisdictions.

Foreign Ownership Reporting

We prepare required U.S. information returns for foreign shareholders and coordinate deadlines under Form 5471 and 8865. Integrated tracking ensures full visibility and no missed filings.

Withholding Tax & Treaty Analysis

We assess payments made to or received from abroad, commissions, royalties, or service fees, and apply treaty reductions or exemptions to keep every transaction compliant and efficient.

Global VAT & Sales Tax Risk Mapping

A full-view analysis of your indirect-tax exposure across the U.S., EU, UK, and APAC. We identify where to register, reclaim, or monitor thresholds, turning compliance into a strategy.

U.S. Coordination for Non-U.S. Owners

We align U.S. filings with your foreign reports so figures reconcile, treaty benefits are applied, and global income is reported consistently.