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Pictured: The tax will also apply to Sandbanks in Dorset - The Haven Hotel pictured in Sandbanks<br />
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One of Britain's most popular holiday resorts has become the first in the country to tax tourists for staying there.<br />
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Hotel owners narrowly voted to charge visitors an extra £2 a night to stay in Bournemouth, Dorset.<br />
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The 'tourist tax' will generate more than £2m a year with the money being spent on staging future events.<br />
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It is in response to the cash-strapped local council scrapping funding for some events including the annual Bournemouth Air Festival.