Popular UK city to tax tourists for overnight stays
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 staying in certain types of accommodation, such a hotel, bed and breakfast, hostel, self-catering apartment or guest house, will be charged a fee of five per cent of their accommodation cost per night.
The charge is capped at five consecutive nights, according to the local authority.
Local politicians in Edinburgh have approved a tourist tax for visitors staying overnight. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Accommodation providers will be responsible for collecting the fee on behalf of the authority.
Ahead of the vote, Jane Meagher, head of City of Edinburgh Council,...