PASC UK/WTA Wales January 2024 Survey

Dear Hospitality Businesses in Wales,
 
This survey is part of a programme of activities that PASC UK and WTA are co-ordinating to try and persuade the Welsh Government to look again at the 182-day threshold. We have added some questions to get feedback on the School Holiday changes Consultation as well as impact of the 20mph speed limits.

 It should take takes no more than 6 minutes to complete.

Following this survey, you will be asked to undertake some simple and quick support actions to try and increase pressure on the Welsh Government.

Thanks for your time - we appreciate it.

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* 1. How long has your accommodation business been running?

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* 2. Did you achieve 182 days let from April 2022-March 2023?

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* 3. If not, how many days did you achieve?

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* 4. Did you have to discount (inc. if you did not increase your prices in line with inflation) to achieve the levels of bookings attained?

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* 5. Did you add any amenities of any kind to try to increase bookings (hot tubs, accepting dogs, EV charging, upgrades etc.

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* 6. What is your forecast occupancy for April 2023 – March 2024

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* 7. Have you placed or are you considering putting your FHL property on the open market as a result of the 182-day legislation?

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* 8. For your business, how important is an urgent review of the 182-day Wales threshold?

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* 9. What exemptions do you think are necessary for Wales holiday lets? Tick all that apply.

Questions regarding the School Holiday consultation
There are basically three options:

Option 1:
Retain the status quo
Option 2:
A two-week October break with a week taken from summer break, so that the summer holidays drop to five weeks in length.
Option 2 Pt 2:
The Welsh Government wants the ability to take Good Friday and Easter Monday out of a scheduled two-week 'Easter' break, which would mean that the Good Friday holiday weekend would fall outside a set two week break twice every ten years.
Option 3: Is as in Option 2 but, with an even shorter summer break reduced to 4 weeks with the removed week added to half term in May/June.

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* 10. On Option 1: Do you support retaining the current school year?

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* 11. On Option 1: What do you think the impact will be on your business if there are no changes to the school year?

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* 12. On Option 2: Do you support losing a summer holiday week and gaining an October half-term week?

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* 13. On Option 2: Will it make it easier or harder for you to achieve 182 days?

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* 14. On Option 2: Where do most of your customers come from in the school holidays?

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* 15. On Option 2: If you answered Q14 with Rest of UK, what do you think the effect of having school holidays that no longer align with the rest of the UK will be on your business?

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* 16. On Option 2: Do you have any further comments you would like to make

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* 17. On Option 2 pt 2: Do you support Option 2 pt 2?

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* 18. On Option 2 pt 2: Will it make it easier or harder for you to achieve 182 days?

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* 19. On Option 2 pt 2: What impact would it have on your turnover to decouple the two-week Easter break from the calendar Good Friday and Easter Monday?

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* 20. On Option 2 pt 2: Do you have any further comments you would like to make? 

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* 21. On Option 3: Do you support losing two summer holiday weeks and gaining an October half-term week and a May/June week?

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* 22. On Option 3: Will it make it easier or harder for you to achieve 182 days?

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* 23. On Option 3: What impact would it have on your turnover to reduce the summer holidays by two weeks and move one to October and one to May/June?

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* 24. On Option 3: Do you have any further comments you would like to make?

The two candidates to be the next Welsh Labour leader say they will start a review of the 20mph speed limit in their first week in office, if elected. In light of this we have a few questions:

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* 25. Do you support the wider utilisation of the 20 mph limit?

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* 26. Will it make it easier or harder for you to achieve 182 days?

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* 27. What impact is it having on your turnover?

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* 28. Are you getting negative comments from customers as a result of the 20mph limit?

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* 29. Do you think the expansion of the 20mph zones has had a positive or negative effect on your business?

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* 30. Regarding the 20 mph issue, Do you have any further comments you would like to make?

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* 31. If you wish to be kept in touch with the work that PASC UK (Wales Branch/Cangen Cymru) is doing on your behalf (and are not already a valued PASC UK member), please let us have your email and we will put you on our free Newsletter list. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for taking part.

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