FUNDING FOR THE HOTELS AND ATTRACTIONS SECTORS

  • The Tourism Loan Fund provides loans for the refurbishing and upgrading of eligible hotels and attractions and/or for the construction of facilities to be used for the purpose of carrying on business in the areas of historical cultural and natural heritage attractions.
  • The Tourism Loan Fund provides financing to those entities with seventy-five rooms or less, operating in the accommodation sub-sector and to those operating in or desirous of entering the attractions sub-sector.
  • The maximum loan size is the higher of $4.5 million or 15% of the total capitalization of the Fund. The minimum loan size is $50,000.
  • Security on loans will generally take the form of a first legal mortgage but the Fund is prepared to take second mortgages in instances where 80% of the market realisation value of the underlying security is adequate to liquidate all prior charges and the Fund's exposure.

LOAN APPLICATION PROCEDURES

See Guidelines & Loan Application Procedures for the Tourism Loan Fund

INVESTMENT CRITERIA

Tourism Loan Fund Investment Criteria


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