Cambridge has been considering a 'tourist tax' (Image: Getty) Plans to introduce a tourist tax in one of the UK's most popular cities have hit a setback - after hotels in the area voted against the scheme. Cambridge attracts tens of thousands of visitors from across the world each year - with many coming to see its iconic university buildings and punt on the River Cam. Earlier this year proposals were brought forward to introduce the levy on anyone staying in large hotels in the area.
The scheme would see visitors pay £2 per room per night they were staying in Cambridge. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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. The tiny European town you should never leave - unless you are armed Cambridge attracts tens of thousands of visitors (Image: Getty) The scheme in Cambridge - which would rise to £3 per night after the first two years - would be expected to bring in between £1.5million and £2.
6million over the course of five years. The charge would be levied at all hotels with more than 10 rooms. Almost two dozen large hotels in the area were balloted on the idea over the course of June and early July.
On Friday, the results were revealed - with a majority rejecting the idea of the tourist tax. Don't miss..
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You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy Of the 23 hotels that cast a vote, 16 opposed the scheme - with just six casting ballots in favour and the final vote being considered invalid. Tourist taxes are popular in some areas of continental Europe - and are increasingly being discussed in the UK.
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