People who earn extra cash by putting up TT visitors have been given some welcome news.

Their registration for the Homestay scheme will be rolled over to next year.

It follows the cancellation of the 2021 TT Races, which were due to take place from May 29 to June 12.

The Homestay scheme has grown to help to make up for the island’s lack of commercial accommodation during the busy TT and Manx Grand Prix periods.

People put up guests in their own home and can earn money tax-free for doing so.

Tourism bosses say the approach has been made to ensure the Homestay scheme is protected for future events.

All existing Homestay registrations for an additional 12 month period (from the date at which the provider’s current registration would expire) will roll over to next year.

There will also be no physical inspection fee for those providers that have not received an inspection within the past three years.

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All currently registered hosts will be contacted by email or post with full details.

The scheme is operated for the government by a private sector company, MiQuando.

Any registered hosts that do not receive an email or a letter should contact the MiQuando Homestay team.

MiQuando says that they should check junk/spam folders to see if its email ended up there.

Homestay hosts wishing to rollover their registration should inform MiQuando as soon as possible.

Alternatively, Homestay hosts that are unable to welcome visitors to their home for future events and wish to cancel their registration should inform MiQuando by completing and returning the cancellation form on the company’s website.

The deadline for cancellation requests is Sunday, March 14.

Cancellation requests received after this date will not be processed.

Additionally, providers wishing to cancel their registration who do not contact MiQuando by this date will have their registration fees automatically rolled over for a further 12 months.