Local politicians in Edinburgh have approved a tourist tax for visitors staying overnight the Scottish capital, introducing ...

Visitors to Edinburgh will be charged a tourist tax designed to raise £50m annually, after city councillors voted in favour ...

The plans being considered by the City of Edinburgh Council would see overnight tourists charged a 5% levy - which the ...

But while councillors are understandably excited about a maximum £50 million annual boost to their finances, commentators on ...

A five per cent charge will be levied on hotels, B&Bs, campsites and accommodation let through websites such as Airbnb ...

Councillors agreed to delay the introduction of the new charge until October to give the industry time to prepare ...

Councillors in Edinburgh have made the historic decision to make the Capital the first place in the UK to introduce a ...

Starting in 2026, visitors to Scotland’s capital will pay a 5 percent levy on overnight accommodations, expected to raise ...

Local politicians in Edinburgh have approved a tourist tax for visitors staying overnight the Scottish capital, introducing the first charge of its kind in the United Kingdom. From mid-2026 ...

Edinburgh councillors have approved a visitor levy, or tourist tax, but have agreed to extend the deadline for applying it to ...