A hotelier has warned guests will be put off by extra charges as English regional mayors are set to get the power to tax tourists for overnight stays.
Paul Callingham, chairman of Starboard Hotels Ltd, which owns the Windermere Manor Hotel in Cumbria, said the levy would be an “increased burden on hoteliers at a time when the industry is already under pressure”.
However, Richard Sim, who owns restaurant and hotel businesses in Northumberland, said it was a great idea in principle as long as money was reinvested into the local community.
The government had said the tax would “unlock growth through investment”.
