Proposals to permanently put the clocks forward an hour could be killed off until the end of the decade.
The UK's tourism body, VisitBritain, is preparing to publish a long-term strategy which will make no mention of a year-round British Summer Time.
Critics warn that such a change would leave Scotland in darkness in the mornings and increase road traffic accidents.
But there has been support in parts of England where advocates argue it would save energy and attract tourists.
The controversial proposal was pulled from a UK Government tourism strategy in 2011.
David Cameron has also publicly said that the idea is a non-starter unless it is supported in Scotland.
Patricia Yates, director of strategy and communications at VisitBritain, said there would be no mention of a permanent "British Summer Time" in the strategy.
Instead the document, which will look at how to attract tourists up to 2020, is expected to focus on issues such as simplifying the visa process for overseas visitors.
VisitBritain, which is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is charged with attracting millions more overseas visitors to the UK.
And the organisation said that it wanted to encourage tourists away from London. At the moment, 54% of overseas visitors don't leave the city.
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