Money raised from Edinburgh's tourist tax will be used to tackle the city's housing emergency by building nearly 500 ...

Edinburgh's visitor levy of 5% on hotels, bed and breakfasts and self-catering accommodation takes effect from 24 July 2026 [BBC] Edinburgh council plans to build almost 500 affordable homes using ...

Edinburgh is set to become the first city in Scotland to introduce a tourist tax after the Scottish government granted powers ...

From July 2026, Edinburgh will charge a 5% tax to visitors who come to the city and stay in hotels, B&Bs and Airbnb's ...

It was, by any measure, a remarkable coup – a politician pulling off the seemingly impossible by announcing a new tax which the public actually supported. Jane Meagher, leader of Labour-run City of ...

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 ...

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 ...

A “tourist tax” on hotels beginning next year will be implemented in Edinburgh, Scotland — a first in the United Kingdom. In late January, The City of Edinburgh Council decided to move forward with a ...

The Scottish capital city of Edinburgh is set to introduce a groundbreaking tourist tax, becoming the first city in the United Kingdom to charge such a fee for visitors staying overnight, CNN reported ...

Edinburgh council plans to build almost 500 affordable homes using funds raised from the city's tourist tax. The £5m funding pot for 472 homes between 2026/27 and 2028/29 was approved by councillors ...

Thanks to powers granted by the Scottish parliament, Edinburgh is leading the way on charging its visitors taxes on their hotel stays. We could see more tourist taxes pop up in Scotland, making the ...