Welsh businesses vote to strike over tourism tax

So these attractions are willing to pay higher business rates, or personal council tax hikes, as roadsa nd such don't pay for themselves. Better local infrastructure will benefit ourismand their employees living locally. Jumping on the hate campaign makes them very unappealing to visit.

Ashford hitting every Tory soundbite again, I see. Colin Evans isn’t correct, there are tourism taxes in place in different parts of England already. So it’s not accurate to claim people from Wales wouldn’t have to pay a tourism tax in England. £1 and 25p isn’t going to stop people booking a hotel, get a grip.

Can we know who these colonialist businesses are please, so we can boycott them? Wales is not a playground. Tourism in its current form is an extractive economy in Wales. Dadwladychwn Gymru.

Perhaps people in our tourism and hospitality sector should visit other countries where these taxes have existed for years. Maybe they will then notice that the tax is a minor cost but when it's spent properly it enhances the location's environment through cleaning and other services..... unlike many of our rubbish strewn, shabby offerings.

What absolute fantasy land are these people living in? A very miniscule tourist tax is no barrier whatsoever, and has been used in many countries for decades. I see its exactly the same group of people who kicked off about the name Bannau Brycheiniog and 20mph limits. Plenty of rant inspired by the media, but not actually able to provide any real arguments for their tantrums. Where have they pulled the 700 job losses number from?

Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Caribbean, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, Netherlands, Switzerland, Slovenia. All charge a tourism tax and would not do so if it was harming their tourism industry. When tourists are chucking out hundreds of pounds to go somewhere, £1.25 per person per night is not going to put them off. If England and/or the rest of the UK follow this path, the whole issue will fall away. This is all about ‘thou shalt not behave as a country but should know your place’. The example we have been shown was once seen in a picture with a now gone opportunist who in another pic stood with a 20’s plenty sign only to turn back on it. I can feel another ‘blanket’ debacle coming on here.

There are words in Spanish that are hard to pronounce, but that's not going to deter me from visiting Spain. The experience of other cultures or languages actually appeals many tourists. If you don't like the Tourist Tax thats fine, vote out Labour in 2026 in favour of a party that will repeal it. But don't use it as an opportunity to slate the Welsh language or Welsh democracy for that matter.

A tourism tax is a great idea and I'd extend it to day visitors using ANCR technology to apply a charge on every vehicle not registered as either a vehicle registered in Cymru or a commercial vehicle with a separate agreement. People from outside the UK are probably far more likely to visit Cymru because we have Cymraeg. They are dealing with one foreign language as it is, so one more won't make any difference. Besides, most Europeans are far less bigoted when it comes to other languages, especially national languages that are steeped in tradition.

Why not put the tolls back up. If you live in Wales, there is no charge. We paid for decades to get into our own country, so it seems fair.

Could Nation Cymru name the seven businesses please?

The sound of jerking knees almost drowns out the cry of WOLF!

What about Welsh people living in England coming back to put flowers on graves for dydd Sul y Blodau and staying in a hotel to break their journey?

The Devil is in the detail...if you look hard enough...

Not against the idea but will it be spent in the areas its actually collected... And who is going to collect it & does this mean even more jobs for Cardiff Council yet again like that Rentsmart Wales..

How pathetic! Fu*k em.

Are they going to pay a higher price for maintaining the infrastructure of the area? With a lack of funding from Westminster tourism has to pay its way !