The Scottish Tourism Alliance said the industry was “beyond disappointed”, and the tax would deter domestic as well as international visitors JANE BARLOW/PAEdinburgh will follow in the footsteps of Barcelona and Paris to become the first UK city to introduce a “tourist tax”. Visitors to the Scottish capital face an additional £2-a-night charge for every room for the first seven days of their visit. The charge, which would apply to all accommodation apart from campsites, is expected to raise up to £14.6 million a year, which will go back to the city. Although 91 per cent of residents supported the tax in a recent public consultation, almost half of accommodation providers opposed it. Councillors voted by 43 to 15 for the proposal after local authorities were given the power to introduce…

Source: The Times February 07, 2019 17:03 UTC