A visitor levy is an investment in our future

In theory this is a good idea. In practice though I don’t have any faith in the money trickling down to the community.

If such a charge is introduced then the tourism sector in that area should have an input into how the monies are utilised. They need to see the benefits as they will be collecting the levy.

Meanwhile, VIP lanes. And no-one is laughing.

When were you last put off a holiday destination by the taxes levied?

The last three breaks abroad have involved paying a tourist tax, it is minor and does not affect your decision on whether to go or not.

If they don't want to pay £1.25 a night to support the local infrastructure - all of 125 pennies - they're hardly likely to contribute much to the economy, are they? We won't miss them.

If £1.25/ night is enough to Stop your holiday you probably aren’t going to contribute much to the local economy anyway.

Since 2012 Catalonia has had a tourist tax, and in the Balearic islands since2016, and tourists from Britain still holiday there in the millions, since the introduction, if this is such a "appalling idea", why do they continue to holiday there? Thailand, Belgium, France, Italy, Greece, Germany and many more have a tourist tax, and nobody seems to be avoiding these places as a result of the tax, so why would Cymru be different? Cornwall seem quite keen on the idea also.

A tourism tax is normal in most developed countries. Anyone who visits London will realise how much tourists are charged through the nose, in most cases exploited. But it's what you do with the money raised is the important thing. Tourists visit, some on a regular basis, popular parts of Wales because they love the culture, history & landscape so choose to return. Any levy should go to back into those communities to not only protect the landscape but also improve facilities for both locals and tourists alike.

It's been said that those of a Conservative bent buy farms to avoid inheritance tax. And how they often invest their ill-gotten gains in cattle and freight companies? It all makes sense now. They are the biggest bullshippers going.

Worth it if just to keep our public toilets open

Only in football management can I think of a career where someone can be mediocre to poor and keep getting top jobs. Lets start at the end of the article. 'Wales is a fantastic destination with something for everyone. We are proud to show it off'. Really? It was only last year that there was a committee lamenting that 'Wales punches below its weight in attracting international visitors' and how 'Wales lacks a distinct brand, unlike other nations in the UK'. 'We estimate the levy could raise up to £33m per year if it was introduced in every area of Wales. This would raise new money for local communities, which would be re-invested in the area to improve local facilities and infrastructure used by visitors, such as public toilets, footpaths, beaches and visitor centres. Hang on a minute, what are our taxes going towards if not for these above areas? 'This funding could also be allocated to the promotion of sustainable tourism and the support of the Welsh language to ensure the continued growth and preservation of Cymraeg'. Unbelievable and frankly embarrassing to hear a Welsh minister say this. Wales needs foreigners money to help sustain our language. What have Welsh Labour been doing? Maybe if they stopped spending as much money on vanity projects, white elephants and third sector charities like Stonewall we would have more money available for the language. In conclusion I am left with the belief that rather than being used to promote areas such as sustainable tourism, the levy is a devious way to get tourists to pay for areas that the Welsh government itself should be doing.

I can't see why some people are making a such a big issue about this proposal. It's hardly as if the amount proposed for the charge is extortionate - £1.25 per person per night, I understand. My own native city of Manchester where I grew up has brought in a tourist tax now that - in a way that would have seemed wholly improbable in my young days! - the place has morphed into a tourist destination. I don't recall any particular opposition to that levy. And I remember when visiting Bulgaria over twenty years ago that we tourists were routinely charged double the amount that locals had to pay when visiting attractions. Given that Bulgaria back then was struggling to adjust to the economic convulsions arising from the collapse of communism, we recognized that we were a lot better off than the average Bulgarian, and didn't complain at all. And, perhaps most significantly, the BBC's Wales Today recently conducted some vox pops among people visiting Llandudno, and only one - rather miserable-looking! - elderly couple who looked as if griping might be their default position registered an objection. The rest said that the amount wouldn't be a significant extra cost, one commenting that it was a price well worth paying for the opportunity to spend time 'in such a beautiful place'. We in Wales seem so often to be gnawed by a sort of fear that we're perhaps somehow 'not worth it'. Whereas I think that we really are!

My son is on national living wage, he has 3 children and a stay at home wife as they can't afford childcare for their youngest child (2). If they go on a week's holiday it is going to cost them an additional £6.25 a night. They don't have enough enough slack in their budget for this. As they live in Wales in any case why should they be financially penalised for having a holiday here.