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| Dorset towns plan to accept euro | Dorset towns plan to accept euro |
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| British tourists are being encouraged to holiday on the South Coast this summer by two Dorset towns which will accept unwanted euros. | British tourists are being encouraged to holiday on the South Coast this summer by two Dorset towns which will accept unwanted euros. |
| Businesses across Bournemouth and Poole will accept the European currency in a move to welcome holidaymakers that may shun trips to the continent. | Businesses across Bournemouth and Poole will accept the European currency in a move to welcome holidaymakers that may shun trips to the continent. |
| Hotels, restaurants and guest houses are among the traders which plan to take on the scheme. | Hotels, restaurants and guest houses are among the traders which plan to take on the scheme. |
| Tourism chiefs believe the move could be worth about £10m to the region. | Tourism chiefs believe the move could be worth about £10m to the region. |
| The figure is based on the estimate of half a million tourists each spending 20 euros as a part of their holiday budget. | The figure is based on the estimate of half a million tourists each spending 20 euros as a part of their holiday budget. |
| A tourism spokeswoman said that traders would manage their own exchange rate, but are expected to accept only banknotes rather than coins. | A tourism spokeswoman said that traders would manage their own exchange rate, but are expected to accept only banknotes rather than coins. |
| Traders accepting the euro Urban Beach hotel, BournemouthArt Deco Cumberland Hotel, BournemouthMount Lodge guesthouse, BournemouthSandbanks Hotel, PooleViewpoint guesthouse, PooleLuminiere bed and breakfast, PoolePortsmouth Hoy pub, Poole | Traders accepting the euro Urban Beach hotel, BournemouthArt Deco Cumberland Hotel, BournemouthMount Lodge guesthouse, BournemouthSandbanks Hotel, PooleViewpoint guesthouse, PooleLuminiere bed and breakfast, PoolePortsmouth Hoy pub, Poole |
| Mark Cribb, a local hotelier, said: "With so many UK holidaymakers likely to shun eurozone countries this summer, there'll be an awful lot of unwanted euros sitting around in people's pockets and sock drawers. | Mark Cribb, a local hotelier, said: "With so many UK holidaymakers likely to shun eurozone countries this summer, there'll be an awful lot of unwanted euros sitting around in people's pockets and sock drawers. |
| "If accepting continental currency adds to our unbeatable holiday value, we're all for it." | "If accepting continental currency adds to our unbeatable holiday value, we're all for it." |
| Poole Tourism's Graham Richardson, said: "It's a small start, but we're confident we can sign up lots more hotels and restaurants - after all, every little helps." | Poole Tourism's Graham Richardson, said: "It's a small start, but we're confident we can sign up lots more hotels and restaurants - after all, every little helps." |
| Earlier this year the village of Dunster in Somerset began a similar scheme in an effort to boost tourism. | Earlier this year the village of Dunster in Somerset began a similar scheme in an effort to boost tourism. |
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| Resorts hope to mop up any spare euros you have |
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