Move to stop last minute applications
You have less time than normal, if you're hoping to apply for this year's TT homestay scheme.
The deadline to sign up to rent out your spare room during the festival, has been brought forward to March 14, instead of April in previous years.
Tony Lawrence from Regency Travel says it's to stop people leaving it to the last minute:

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