Another stealth tax

Posted on 27/05/2023 17:31 by Rufs

Yeh!!! and they expect me to pay £10 for a crab sandwich and eat it on a 2ft sq table on the pavement being jostled by all and sundry, having a laugh....

"The peak season in Cornwall is so short and they need to survive all year on a few weeks' takings"

is this really true, we were there this year early May and the places we visited we heaving, and no doubt if the weather holds, this will continue thru into September 

p.s. loved it though and will be back in Deven for 12 days shortly

 

Posted on 27/05/2023 17:48 by Tinwheeler

I’m attempting to explain, Rufs, not defend. I don’t sell crab sandwiches or have any other connection with the tourist industry.😀

Yes, the busy peak season in Cornwall is short. It amounts to not much more than the school summer holidays with a few busy days at bank holidays. If I recall correctly, there was something going on at the start of May which gave us all an extra bank holiday, wasn’t there? That meant some folk made the most of the 2 days and joined them together to have a decent break. Personally, I think there are many places preferable to visit than St Ives but that’s just my opinion. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Posted on 27/05/2023 18:21 by Rufs

Well i was using crab sandwiches more as an example in response to JK, and i must say it must have been a long Coranation as we were in the area 12th May thru 24th May when it was still heaving, yes there was the Tunes in the Dunes festival at Perranporth but i dont think that would have affected the numbers visiting St Ives, not my favourite place but it does have a very large dog friendly beach, so worth at least one visit.

Posted on 27/05/2023 14:43 by eurortraveller

Good idea. I wish Cornwall Council would introduce it too.

My Council Tax here is £3000 a year and I would be delighted for incoming tourists to pay something towards roads, policing, hospital costs and so on. And my water bill is about to go up too so the tourists here can have cleaner beaches. 

As AD says it’s a normal charge for tourists in many other countries already.,

Posted on 28/05/2023 05:50 by vbfg

A very large number of people in Cornwall would be complaining if there were far fewer tourists, as the local economy would nosedive.  

 

Posted on 27/05/2023 16:46 by JollyKernow

I think the retailers in St.Ives set their own tourist tax the way they all bump  prices massively in the summer TW

 

JK

Posted on 28/05/2023 09:41 by MikeyA

Isn't this also the mentality of the CAMC who charge peak prices whenever they can.