It follows the approval of a 5% tourist tax on overnight accommodation in Edinburgh, which will be applied from July 2026. Tourists spent almost £340m in Fife in 2023, according to VisitScotland, with ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is aiming to secure a £1.1 million share of money raised from the city’s new tourist tax. Councillors are expected ...

Introducing a tourism tax in Wales would be a "very risky economic move" which could jeopardise jobs and businesses, the UK's ...

In the past week the new Edinburgh Festival Fringe chief executive, Tony Lankester, made the latest bid for a chunk of Tourist Tax proceeds. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh ...

Michelle Collins is making her Edinburgh debut as the Fringe looks to the future with a new leader. City councillors will decide whether to back the new accommodation tax at two meetings later this ...

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is aiming to secure a £1.1 million share of money raised from the city’s new tourist tax. Councillors are expected to be asked to help artists and performers meet ...

She said she believed a tourist tax "makes sense" in places with a high tourist concentration in a small area like Edinburgh, where "there's a massive shortage of accommodation". But Wales was ...