Visitor Levy

Newly appointed chair Julie Ashworth has selected 12 Edinburgh individuals to form the city's first Visitor Levy Advisory Forum. Bringing experience from the third sector to academia, the hotels industry to local communities, the forum met for the first time to receive a briefing on the Edinburgh Vi

The Federation of Small Businesses has warned Aberdeen’s Visitor Levy proposals represent a gamble with the city’s ambitions to establish itself as a leading tourist destination. Responding to Aberdeen City Council’s consultation on its Visitor Levy plans, FSB said the proposed 7%

Glasgow is set to introduce a new tax from January 2027, with visitors charged an additional 5% on overnight stays, averaging £4.83 per night.

Julie Ashworth, who is a non-executive director for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), has been appointed to lead the new forum to advise the City of Edinburgh Council on all matters related to establishing Edinburgh’s Visitor Levy and its ongoing performance. A recruit

Aberdeen City Council has agreed to a public consultation for a potential Visitor Levy scheme.

Aberdeen City Council is set to discuss a proposed 7% tourist tax this week, the highest suggested rate in Scotland.

Two-thirds of local authorities in Scotland are considering introducing a Visitor Levy following confirmation of the country’s first scheme in Edinburgh, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland.  Data compiled by FSB Scotland shows 21 out of 32 Scotti

Councillors have formally agreed to introduce Edinburgh’s Visitor Levy scheme.

Ahead of today’s meeting of City of Edinburgh Council’s Policy and Sustainability Committee, the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) has joined the chorus of industry warnings regarding the operability of the council’s plans for a tourist tax. It will also be put t

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Scotland has cautioned that the rushed introduction of the UK's first Visitor Levy could severely disrupt Edinburgh's accommodation sector. Scheduled for a council vote this Friday, the levy would see B&Bs, hotels, and other accommodation providers begin

Aberdeen City Council is developing plans for a Visitor Levy.

Edinburgh councillors are a week away from potentially approving Scotland's first Visitor Levy, a scheme aimed at raising up to £50 million annually through a 5% charge in addition to the cost of overnight accommodation.

The Highland Council has launched a consultation seeking public feedback a how a proposed Visitor Levy scheme across the Highlands would operate before going on to approve a public statutory consultation. The levy, which would be added to the cost of overnight accommodation, has been identified as a

Capital-based businesses are being encouraged to take part in Edinburgh’s visitor levy consultation before it closes on 15 December. Speaking to industry representatives at an ETAG business briefing on Tuesday (12 November) to gather views on the city’s levy scheme, council leader Cammy

Capital residents, businesses and visitors are being invited to have their say on the final plans to raise over £100 million by 2030 from tourism to support the city of Edinburgh. Launching immediately after the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 came into force – which grants Scottish cou