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FSB Scotland has pointed to an impact assessment commissioned by the Welsh Government, which found a visitor levy could ...
In its response to the consultation, UKHospitality Scotland said that funds raised by the levy, which based on the average room rate in Glasgow would equate to a cost of £4.29 per night, should be ...
UKHospitality Scotland outlined its opposition to tourist taxes as Glasgow City Council closed its consultation on its plan to introduce a 5% visitor levy on overnight stays in the city today. The ...
The Tees Valley Mayor has branded tourist tax as a ‘mental idea’, while a neighbouring mayor has spoken positively about the ...
It follows the approval of a 5% tourist tax on overnight accommodation in Edinburgh, which will be applied from July 2026.
In the past week the new Edinburgh Festival Fringe chief executive, Tony Lankester, made the latest bid for a chunk of ...
Your morning update from the Edinburgh Evening News on Thursday, May 1, 2025. New wave of tactical voting to ‘stop Reform’ ...
Catalonia, Spain's most popular region for visitors, has postponed a plan to charge a maximum 15-euro ($17) daily tourist tax ...
Liverpool has become the latest UK city to introduce a tourist tax, in a move leaders have hailed as a positive innovation ...
Liverpool is set to introduce a £2 ($2.60) per night City Visitor Charge on hotel stays beginning in June 2025. The ...
Hawaii is a popular tourist destination, with increasing numbers of U.S. citizens visiting since 2014. Over 7 million went to ...
Kim McGuinness told MPs that metro mayors need to be given more financial powers, including the ability to put a levy on ...