07/02/2026
For all our wonderful guests, please support us by opposing yet another tax on the hospitality sector.
🏖️ Tourist Tax Consultation – have your say (closes 18 Feb 2026)
The Government is consulting on a new “overnight visitor levy” — a tourist tax on paid overnight stays. That means charges could be added to stays in hotels, B&Bs, guesthouses, campsites, caravans and holiday lets/short-term lets.
For a coastal community like Tynemouth — built on small, family-run hospitality businesses — this isn’t a harmless tweak. It risks:
pushing up the cost of a weekend away,
squeezing local B&Bs and independents already operating on tight margins,
and making the coast less competitive for staycations.
The consultation also talks about setting the levy as a percentage of the accommodation cost and asks whether there should be caps on the rate and number of nights it can apply.
✅ Please take a couple of minutes to respond. The consultation link is here:
https://consult.communities.gov.uk/devolution-funding-and-fiscal-events/overnight-visitor-levy-consultation/
📣 If you run a local accommodation business — or you’re a resident who occasionally books a night locally — your voice matters.