Edinburgh City Council has voted to enforce a 5% charge on overnight stays in a bid to use the area's booming tourist trade to the local authority's advantage, but critics have hit back ...

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

A city in Scotland has voted to introduce Scotland’s first-ever tourist tax, adding a 5% surcharge to overnight stays. The ...

York should take the lead on introducing a tourist tax so visitors give back to the city, a business owner Keith Rozelle has said.

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

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

Controversial plans to impose Scotland's first 'tourist tax' have been given the go-ahead. The City of Edinburgh Council ...

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

The 5per cent charge will apply to those staying in hotels, bed and breakfasts, and other forms of accommodation, including ...

Edinburgh has become the first council in Scotland to approve a visitor levy. Councillors voted in favour of introducing the ...

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