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The Wales Tourism Alliance, which represents more than 6,000 firms, claims the Welsh Government has ignored “key points” which it put forward during the consultation process for the visitor ...
Suzy Davies, chairwoman of Wales Tourism Alliance, added: "I would like to see us targeting more foreign visitors as its been targeted to promote people from within Britain more recently but as ...
"This is not a tourism tax, it will affect us all" - that is the warning of a group which represents tourism bodies in Wales. The Welsh Tourism Alliance (WTA) has said it is "disappointed" that ...
The Wales Tourism Alliance said it would "tot up very quickly" and be unfair to Welsh businesses. The tax being considered would apply to overnight stays, and it would be up to local authorities ...
Like the Wales Tourism Alliance, the FUW also believes it is an inevitable precursor to a Visitor Levy, or tourism tax. A licensing scheme has been proposed by the Welsh Government as a way of ...
Together, these sectors contribute £2.4 billion annually to Wales’s GDP. A Wales Tourism Alliance survey found 70 per cent of visitors might holiday elsewhere if a tax is introduced.
Wales Tourism Alliance, The Professional Association of Self Caterers UK and UK Hospitality Cymru have warned that the tax changes could force as many as 30% of self-catering businesses to close ...
Tourism cash is being lost due to poor marketing and transport links, warns the report.
"Poor transport infrastructure" was cited as a reason preventing Wales from attracting more people visiting the UK. Wales' hopes of becoming a global tourist attraction are hampered by confused ...