UK tourist tax: Hoteliers fighting back against plans to charge visitors to Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch
7 months ago

UK tourist tax: Hoteliers fighting back against plans to charge visitors to Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of hoteliers in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are appealing against a tourist tax due to be introduced in the area next week. The group claim that the nightly visitor charge “financially penalises” the 75 hotels in the seaside resort area, and says only 16 hoteliers voted in favour of the tourist tax introduction. A spokesperson for the group leading the appeal said: “Following the announcement on 14 May that the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Accommodation BID had successfully passed by a single vote, it quickly became clear that a significant number of hotels had not been able to vote and some of these were not even aware that the ballot was taking place. “If any one of these hotels had they been able to vote, the levy simply wouldn’t have been voted in.” Graham Farrant, chief executive for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, said: “We are confident the ballot process has been carried out fairly and in line with legal regulations.

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