Accommodation providers in Auckland claim they are footing the city's tourism bill
Accommodation providers in Auckland claim they are footing the city's tourism bill
8 February 2020
The High Court has allowed the council to proceed with its controversial bed tax, meaning it can now apply a tax to hotels, motels, serviced apartments and other accommodation providers like Airbnb if they are rented for more than 28 nights a year.
The money is to be used to promote tourism events - like the Americas Cup.
But Tourism Industry Aotearoa Hotel sector manager Sally Attfield says that's not fair, especially at a time when they are seeing a slow down in the tourism industry.
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