Liverpool to introduce tourist tax
Visiting Liverpool will become slightly more expensive starting in June 2025, as the northern English city plans to introduce a tourist tax.
From this summer, visitors to Liverpool will have to pay 2 pounds per night, with the city expecting to rack up 6.7 million pounds over two years.
Liverpool attracts a large number of visitors, particularly Beatles fans who travel to England to pay tribute to the iconic Fab Four.
The new tax will also apply to Liverpool and Everton football supporters who may stay overnight in hotels depending on match schedules.
Members of Liverpool's Accommodation Business Improvement District (BID) are being encouraged to implement this new tax to support the city's development and growth.
"We know that overnight guests spend more money in the city than daytrippers so encouraging more overnight stays, through conferences or major events spanning several days, generates a greater income for the city, be that through hospitality, retail, cultural venues," said Bill Addy, CEO of BID.
"The method we are proposing reflects similar models across European cities which work successfully and, if replicated in Liverpool, will translate overnight stays into major investment in attracting world leading and world beating events to the city," he added.
(QG - Source: The Daily Star / Picture: © Pixabay)