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Bristol tourism levy could raise £3m for city | Bristol tourism levy could raise £3m for city |
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Hotels in Bristol could be asked to pay a levy that would raise up to £3m to be spent improving tourism. | Hotels in Bristol could be asked to pay a levy that would raise up to £3m to be spent improving tourism. |
The charge would be introduced under Business Improvement District rules, usually used to improve small retail spaces. | The charge would be introduced under Business Improvement District rules, usually used to improve small retail spaces. |
A majority of hotels would have to support it for the scheme to be introduced. | A majority of hotels would have to support it for the scheme to be introduced. |
Concerns have been raised that the levy would be "dangerous" to independent hoteliers in the city. | |
If the fee is introduced it would be administered by tourism body Destination Bristol (DB). | If the fee is introduced it would be administered by tourism body Destination Bristol (DB). |
John Hallett, of DB, said the money would be reinvested and used to support high-profile events such as the Bristol Harbour Festival. | John Hallett, of DB, said the money would be reinvested and used to support high-profile events such as the Bristol Harbour Festival. |
"We have to make sure that if this goes ahead then any money which is raised is reinvested back into growing the market rather than just simply acting as a levy or as a tax," he said. | "We have to make sure that if this goes ahead then any money which is raised is reinvested back into growing the market rather than just simply acting as a levy or as a tax," he said. |
"This is a way of the industry getting together to pool a little bit of the money which is generated off the back of tourism." | "This is a way of the industry getting together to pool a little bit of the money which is generated off the back of tourism." |
However, Joanne Tiernay, manager of the Washington Guesthouse in Clifton, said she was not in favour of the move. | However, Joanne Tiernay, manager of the Washington Guesthouse in Clifton, said she was not in favour of the move. |
"I think it would be a dangerous thing for independent hoteliers," she said. | |
"Things are very price-sensitive at the moment and it may not seem like a lot but an extra pound is something people would not want to pay. We would have to pass it on to the consumer." | |
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