Manchester to charge 'tourist tax' on hotel stays

[Shervin]

I had the same reaction.. "who's going to Manchester?"

Totally forgot about their popular football clubs.

 

[skrendam]

In some European cities (mostly Germany if I recall correctly) the night tax is for those whose purpose is tourism, and waived when the purpose is business. That is usually determined by ticking a box, a casual question asked by the check-in clerk or when the booking is made through a tourism operator. There's certainly no audit of the purpose. No big deal either way.

 

[jase05]

What tourists want to visit/stay at Manchester?

As someone with family there I’m biased but it’s a fantastic city not to mention home of the greatest sporting club in the planet

 

[dajop]

That is usually determined by ticking a box, a casual question asked by the check-in clerk or when the booking is made through a tourism operator. There's certainly no audit of the purpose. No big deal either way.

And IME, when staying on points, the assumption being if you are using points, you are not on business. Which is probably true 90%+ of the time,

 

[NM]

As someone with family there I’m biased but it’s a fantastic city not to mention home of the greatest sporting club in the planet

Until I googled, I had not ever heard of the Manchester Giants ... but each to their own, I guess.

PS. I do have relatives living in Manchester (cousin and his family). I am reliably informed that he has heard of the Manchester Giants.

But we probably need to get back to the thread topic about the introduction of a tourist tax.