Such a tax is regressive and will hit those on low incomes, say Jill Hughes and Neil Martinson, who run a hostel in Snowdonia
Your support for a “visitor tax” (Editorial, 10 April) glosses over the realities of the cost of living crisis and the continuing impact of the pandemic. It fails to recognise that not all visitors are equal. There is a vast difference in disposable income between a family holidaying in a caravan, a single person in well-paid work heading off for a weekend, or someone staying in a hostel.
Hostels were closed and restricted for longer than other establishments during the pandemic. Those losses will never be recouped. Higher energy costs make opening during the colder months challenging or unviable, and charges have increased. Those with money tend not to share dormitories with strangers, paying barely more than £15-£30 a night.
