Monday, June 30, 2025 — Today, Laura Chadwick, President and CEO of the Travel Technology Association, released a statement following Canada’s decision to rescind the proposed Digital Services Tax (DST):
“Travel Tech welcomes Canada’s decision to rescind the retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST) previously set to take effect today. This move signals a positive step toward renewed trade negotiations.”
“While this is meaningful progress, continued dialogue between the U.S. and global partners is essential to ensure international tax policy does not unfairly burden the travel technology industry. This includes continued opposition to DSTs across jurisdictions. DSTs create complex overlapping liabilities, subjecting a single transaction to multiple jurisdictions, resulting in double or even triple taxation and higher compliance costs that deter market expansion.”
“We’re encouraged by Canada’s decision to drop the DST and return to the negotiation table. Travel Tech remains committed to supporting fair, consistent, and innovation-friendly tax policies across borders.”
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The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech) empowers traveler choice by advocating for public policy that promotes marketplace transparency and competition. Travel Tech represents the leading innovators in travel technology, including online travel agencies, metasearch engines, short-term rental platforms, global distribution systems, and travel management companies.
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