It will be charged at 74 hotels and short stay serviced apartments within the Inner Ring Road
Tourists to Manchester city centre will have to pay a new ‘tax’ from April next year to fund a business improvement district group.
"Seizing that opportunity means ensuring as many rooms as possible are full all year round. We believe that targeted investment through the Manchester ABID will help support the accommodation sector – which plays such a vital role in supporting jobs in our city and adding to its overall vibrancy – to thrive."And Adrian Ellis, General Manager of the Lowry Hotel, said the move brings Manchester’s sector in line with ‘European counterparts’.
Bosses at the ABID say the funds raised will be used for marketing the city as a destination, draw in more ‘large-scale events’ such as conferences and festivals during the off-season, increase the cleanliness of streets in the vicinity of hotels, and ‘improve guest welcome’. Demand to visit the city has continued to climb following the pandemic, and the hospitality sector wants that to continue.
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