Experts hope for more of a carrot than stick approach when it comes to dealing with smaller accommodation providers ...

Watch as members of the UK public give their thoughts on ‘tourist tax’, as Edinburgh is due to introduce a 5 per cent charge.

Hotels, guest houses and travel agents have issued a new plea to the city council over Edinburgh's forthcoming Visitor Levy.

Fresh concern has emerged over the workability of Edinburgh’s tourist tax, as the launch date for businesses to begin publicising the visitor levy nears. The capital is poised to become the first ...

A plan by Deputy PM Angela Rayner to let English councils impose a tourist tax has been shelved after opposition from ...

Scottish tourism chiefs have called on City of Edinburgh Council to provide guidance promised to help businesses implement the forthcoming tourist tax, warning that the current timeline for those ...

Six months after that, Glasgow will introduce it’s own tourist tax after councillors on Thursday voted in favour. That’s expected to raise about £16 million a year for Scotland’s biggest city.

What with the annual influx of tourists bringing the usual trouble ie: being barged out of the way in supermarkets, foul mouthed youths, waiting ages for petrol, silly season twerps determined to get ...