00:00Liverpool could bring in a City Visitor Charge as soon as 2025 in a bid to support its visitor economy.
00:06The charge, dubbed the Tourist Tax, was adopted in Manchester in 2023,
00:10with overnight guests charged an extra pound a night per city centre hotel or holiday apartment.
00:16£2.8 million was raised in the first year with the funds used for marketing campaigns and street cleaning,
00:21and now Liverpool could follow suit.
00:23Visitors could be charged £2 a night as soon as June next year,
00:26with hotels and service departments operating in the city being asked to vote on a new City Visitor Charge
00:32as part of the city's accommodation bid.
00:34The proposal would see the charge, which would be administered by hotels,
00:38going directly into the visitor economy and helping to support its growth and development.
00:43It would also go towards improving the public realm, including street cleaning.
00:47A £2 City Visitor Charge could bring in £6.7 million over two years.
00:52Members of Liverpool's accommodation bid are being asked to vote in a ballot
00:55which could see the visitor charge introduced in June 2025.
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