Brussels, 07/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - Following comments by the French President, Jacques Chirac, on introducing a tax on air tickets in France next year, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has issued a press release arguing that it would be inappropriate for a specific industry to serve as a way of collecting funding for development aid, since this would create additional costs for the industry, which is already facing great challenges particularly from the hike in oil prices. The...