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HeALLY ABOUT THE! OCCUPANCY TAX. :

The annual tax is fixed for each house or apartment and depends on the size of the accommodation. It is based on the figure for the occupancy tax, in accordance with the municipal regulations. 1 annual tax unit = CHF 200 A number of tax units is payable for each house or apartment, as follows: • 1-2 room accommodation 1. PRINCIPLE --> 2 tax units An occupancy tax is collected from visitors • 3-room accomodation who stay overnight within the territory of the Anniviers municipality, regardless of --> 3 tax units the type of accommodation. This tax is • 4-room accomodation payable in accordance with the provisions of the municipal regulations on occupan- --> 4 tax units cy taxes. • 5-room accomodation --> 5 tax units The revenue produced by the tax is used to benefit those who pay it, helping to • Accomodaction with 6+ rooms finance things such as: --> 6 tax units

• Information services (4 tourist 4. EXEMPTIONS/SPECIAL CASES information offices and provision of information via various media) The following persons are exempted from • Local coordination (from weekly payment of the per-night occupancy tax: activities to single major events) • The creation and operation of • People permanently resident within visitor, cultural and sports facilities the territory of the municipality where (snowshoe trails, cross-country the tax is levied skiing routes, swimming pools, • People visiting a family member who is public transport, footpaths, etc.) not liable for the tax. "Family member" means grandparents, anyone descended from these grandparents and spouses 2. PER-NIGHT OCCUPANCY TAX FOR of these descendants • Children under 6 years of age (tax is COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION payable at half-rate for children from Hotels and any other form of accommo- 6 to 16 years) dation for commercial rental (mountain • School pupils, apprentices, and hostels and huts, holiday centres, group students attending educational accommodation, campsites, inns, etc.) establishments recognised and collect an occupancy tax that amounts to: supported financially by the canton, during term time CHF 4 per adult per night CHF 2 per child per night The exemptions from the fixed-rate occupancy tax also include:

3. FIXED-RATE OCCUPANCY TAX • Accommodation rented to people who are permanently resident or FOR OWNERS OF HOLIDAY HOMES to seasonal staff whose income is Anyone owning a holiday home in Anniviers taxed at source is exempt from the pays a fixed-rate occupancy tax, which re- fixed-rate occupancy tax provided places the per-night occupancy tax. All over- that the rental period is more than night stays are included in the annual tax, 4 months including occasional rentals. • Accommodation situated outside the development zone and more than 300 metres from a road open to traffic throughout the year is allowed a 50% exemption :

5. ANNIVIERS LIBERTÉ A visitor information service: PASS (SUMMER • 5 reception and information points SEASON) • Publication of brochures and flyers The Anniviers Liberté Pass offers around • Website 20 benefits free of charge during the • Social media summer season (from May to November). Payment of the per-night occupancy tax, for commercial accommodation, gives entitlement to the Anniviers Liberté Pass. Payment of the fixed-rate occupancy tax gives entitlement to the Anniviers Liberté Pass that is calculated according to the number of tax units (see section 3).

6. HOW IS THE OCCUPANCY TAX SPENT?

Development/maintenance of visitor infrastructure: • 490km of waymarked hiking trails with 4900 signposts Organisation of events (through the work • 150km of mountain bike trails of the Tourist Boards), such as: • 180km of winter trails (hiking and snowshoeing) • St Nicholas’ day, Christmas, New Year/ • 25km of alpine skiing pistes Anniviers • 19km of cross-country skiing routes • Epiphany / • 13.5km of measured routes • Carnival in Anniviers • Picnic areas • Raquettissima / • Children’s playgrounds • Treasure hunt /Anniviers • Shuttle bus services • Children’s bingo / • Wine festivals /Anniviers Operation of activities: • Disco on ice /St-Luc-Grimentz • Easter in Anniviers • Anniviers-Liberté • Swiss Mills Day /Anniviers • 5 skating rinks • Mountain Life /Anniviers • 2 toboggan runs • Heritage weekend /Anniviers • 2 swimming pools • Swiss National Day in Anniviers • 2 mini-golf courses • Craft market /St-Luc • 1 outdoor gym • Food market /Chandolin • 1 pump track • -Zinal running race • 3 tennis facilities • Grand Raid mountain bike race/Grimentz • 3 climbing walls • The Anniviers Désalpes • 3 museums • etc. • The Planetarium • François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory HeY!

IT initiatives: Welcome and services:

• A new, more interactive and functional • Welcome boards at the entrance to website each resort, with illustrations indi- • Live status reports on the condition cating its attractive features of winter visitor facilities (skating rinks, toboggan/ski runs, swimming Completion: Grimentz, Zinal, St-Luc, pools, ski-touring and snowshoeing Chandolin --> spring 2019 routes). Besides indicating whether a facility is open or closed, this list 7. TPT gives the day and time of the last maintenance operation The aim of the TPT (Tourism Promotion Tax) is to finance initiatives to promote Completion: our valley. It provides funding for various Anniviers Tourisme website --> winter activities including: 2018 (list) then --> autumn 2019 (interactive map) • Advertising campaigns, social networks, newsletter • Relations with Swiss and international Outdoor activities: media organisations • Website and tourism destination • Anniviers Trail Hot Spot: several trail marketing running routes with sections that • Direct booking service and sending vary in difficulty out documentation Completion: • Marketing consultancy services, etc. St-Luc/Chandolin --> spring 2017 Zinal area --> spring 2019 Any legal person and also any natural per- Grimentz area --> spring 2020 son who has an independent for-profit activity and is resident in Valais for tax • Rando Parc Anniviers: several ski purposes is liable to pay the tax, insofar touring routes for different ability as the activity in which they engage is re- levels, created to provide safe off-piste lated to local tourism. skiing, with the option of descending on groomed pistes Depending on the nature of their activities, local businesses therefore have to pay a Completion: basic tax and an additional amount based St-Luc/Chandolin sector --> winter 18/19 on the turnover of their business (see TPT Grimentz/Zinal sector --> winter 19/20 regulations).