Manchester’s tourist tax: what people think of the new City Visitor Charge to keep our streets clean

We asked locals what they think of the new charge to tourists visiting our city, and what they think the extra revenue should be spent on.

Manchester is the first UK city to charge a ‘tourist tax’ to visitors staying in city centre hotels and holiday apartments.

Starting on April 1, tourists will be paying £1 per night on top of their hotel fee as a ‘City Visitor Charge'.

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This new tax will help fund the new Manchester Accomodation Business Improvement District and an estimated £3 m worth of annual revenue will be dedicated to tourism-related and cultural projects, as well as necessities such as street cleaning.

We asked people in Manchester about their thoughts on this new charge