It seems a growing trend to apply a tax on holiday destinations..I wonder all long before all places that offer vacation stays apply a tax.I wonder what places are not visited for whatever reason
Visitor tax
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It'll only be applied to areas saturated with tourists - any slight reduction in numbers would probably be welcomed.
For caravanners, the extra cost will vary from about £1/night on CLs to £2-3 at expensive commercials and club sites - not enough to stop most people going.
I ‘ve yet to experience it first hand.
As it’s a Local Authority tax does the invoice have to show it like VAT?
Apparently Blackpool is now one of the worst places to live for life expectancy. Maybe they will offer us Visitors a welcoming tax bonus 😜
As it’s a Local Authority tax does the invoice have to show it like VAT?
Apparently Blackpool is now one of the worst places to live for life expectancy. Maybe they will offer us Visitors a welcoming tax bonus 😜
Visitor taxes are levied in many places overseas and it didn’t put us off staying in the area. Surprised it’s taken so long for Britain to catch on. But if it helps support local services I have no objection as the large number of visitors in some areas put pressure on local services.
A bigger trend not yet fully affecting UK tourist hot spots is banning of AirBNb as it is reducing properties available for locals, increasing rental prices and in domestic instances affecting the quality of life for neighbours. Some continental cities are either banning AirBnb or putting stringent conditions on landlords. Tourism can bring economic benefits, but it can also destroy areas. We generally try and avoid tourist hot spots. Even when we lived near Plymouth we avoided the coast in summer, and did our “ bronzie-bronzie “ at nice swimming spots on Dartmoor.
A bigger trend not yet fully affecting UK tourist hot spots is banning of AirBNb as it is reducing properties available for locals, increasing rental prices and in domestic instances affecting the quality of life for neighbours. Some continental cities are either banning AirBnb or putting stringent conditions on landlords. Tourism can bring economic benefits, but it can also destroy areas. We generally try and avoid tourist hot spots. Even when we lived near Plymouth we avoided the coast in summer, and did our “ bronzie-bronzie “ at nice swimming spots on Dartmoor.
I welcome a tourist tax but worry that the money collected doesn't go to the areas in which its collected. Most likely it will go into the central coffers and we'll never see much of it.
As a point of interest - in our area, every time a house comes up for sale as people move away or pass away, its bought as a holiday home. There are less and less people really living in our community and if this contines it will eventually die and just become a holiday park.
As a point of interest - in our area, every time a house comes up for sale as people move away or pass away, its bought as a holiday home. There are less and less people really living in our community and if this contines it will eventually die and just become a holiday park.
Reasonable charges for a tourist tax are not an issue, but in rip off Britain it starts at £1, then the following year £2 and eventually probably will be £10 a night and then they wondered why tourism is dying and business closing up.
Tourism keeps a lot of businesses afloat and makes the economy turn around for all. Remove tourism and you have a problem and taxes increase for locals.
Tourism keeps a lot of businesses afloat and makes the economy turn around for all. Remove tourism and you have a problem and taxes increase for locals.
Here’s the scale of charges for the Paris area A decent campsite would be €1.95 per night per person.
Very astute, but it was posted as an example of how daily visitor taxes may be charged.
PS here’s the planned rates for Wales from 2027 if it’s fully implemented:
“The visitor levy rate is set in the bill as 75p per person per night for stays at campsites (pitches) and hostels and £1.25 per person per night for stays in all other types of accommodation.”
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Do you have inside knowledge of these plans to escalate ten-fold - or is it just Musk-type misinformation?
That is a rather insulting reply or have you never come across increasingly prices.
As it would be a tax it’s different to other commodities and services that it’s not affected by supply chains and commercial inflation. The only method to increase it is to legislate for an increase. But councils will need to aware that setting it too high could lead to visitors staying away. Other countries have managed visitor taxes for years without any problems. So I’m sure Britain will cope.
Anyone ever wondered why site prices go up and down like a yo yo..and why prices in resorts plummet once the season finishes
There’s very little information
However last May Bournemouth Council started charging hotels, guest houses ABNBs a tax for every night of occupancy as part of their Council Tax payment. Thus the holiday maker may never know if they are being charged🙀
However last May Bournemouth Council started charging hotels, guest houses ABNBs a tax for every night of occupancy as part of their Council Tax payment. Thus the holiday maker may never know if they are being charged🙀
Wow that’s an underhand way of doing things. I much prefer to see a visitor tax or local purchase tax shown openly.
It's probably more efficent administratively to do it Bournemouth's way. The businesses just pay the higher Council Tax / Business Rates, increase their charges slightly and don't have to alter their own systems
I thought it was only larger hotels having to pay £2 per room per night. But last thing I heard was that there was a criticism by hoteliers on how the ballot and consultation were conducted, and it was delayed. Has it now been introduced? Mind you no plans to visit Bournemouth, a veritable tourist hot spot
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