As of this week, anyone booking a holiday to Edinburgh may notice that prices are slightly more expensive than expected.

Visitors to Edinburgh who book stays from next summer onwards are now charged a 5 per cent tax on their hotel bill. The city council of the Scottish capital says the visitor levy "will be charged at ...

Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday that the Scottish Government will introduce a Bill that would give councils the power to enact tourist tax schemes. According to the City of Edinburgh Council, it ...

The movement to implement tourist taxes is growing. The city of Edinburgh is the latest to join the expanding trend of addressing the challenges brought about by tourism via a tourist tax. According ...

The city council said more than 3,000 people had already taken part in its consultation on the visitor levy proposals, with the vast majority of responses coming from supportive Capital residents.

Edinburgh could be the first city in the UK to tax overnight visitors in plans announced by Nicola Sturgeon in Tuesday’s Programme for Government. The First Minister told Parliament on Tuesday the ...

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, visitors ...

As of this week, anyone booking a holiday to Edinburgh may notice that prices are slightly more expensive than expected. On October 1, Edinburgh became the first Scottish local council to impose a ...

Visitors to Edinburgh who book stays from next summer onwards are now charged a 5 per cent tax on their hotel bill. The city ...