>…funds generated from the tax will be used for the improvement of public spaces.
Good. Let’s hold those in account to this.
>However, opponents to the levy said it would deter visitors to the city and risks harming Edinburgh’s appeal as a tourist destination.
Ah yes. Just like levy deters visitors to Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Dubrovnik….
Anything to dampen the scourge of entire postcodes belonging to Airbnb.
It’s a tourist tax the same as a multitude of other cities and countries around the world.
When booking a hotel abroad it doesn’t even raise an eyebrow now.
Unless the final destination of this tax is somehow different from everywhere else I can’t really see the problem.
Are Brits exempt?
Genuinely excellent news, it’s a shame that it won’t be in place for another 18 months.
Shouldn’t stop with edinburgh, need some sort of ANPR+digital account system to levy taxes on motor homes on the road too. Anything to help clean up the places they’ve been and improve roads to cope with the burden they place on them.
Long overdue.
Perhaps less of an outcry if it’s labelled differently: Popular Destination Levy or Fantastic Location Layover Fee or even Beneficial Protective Renumeration Package. Perception is everything guys.
It’s still a shite hole.
I think this is great .
I went to Portugal a few weeks ago and there was a 2 euro tourist tax per day for each of us that were over 13 years old . It was only myself and my 2 kids and my daughter is 9 so it cost me 24 euros for the week we were there . It didnt bother me one bit.
Can we have a tourist tax on camper vans on cal Mac ferries please? This will allow island communities to clean up the toilets and rubbish that are thrown all over island beaches and in remote beauty spots. Many of them bring their own food and don’t buy in local hotels and have no economic benefit in communities struggling with gentrification, over-tourism and depopulation.
my mum and i were saying that they should pay for street cleaners with that money. edinburgh pavements are filthy
Over a £1 billion in revenue yearly, and supports 30000 jobs, but we want more.
Good news – wish it was in place faster.
Excellent news.
Everyone loves taxing foreigners right? Beggar thy neighbour in full effect. Of course we need a tourist tax as Edinburgh, like Venice we are now unavoidably on the global enshittified tourist map forever. But I’ve seen the supposed £50 million already committed many many times. Thank god Edinburgh council is a wise, incorruptible, organized, experienced, competent and welcoming (particularly to hot, hot Ukrainian refugee boys) council- and not a bunch of useless technocratic cunts at all. Good luck with your social housing application.
Great news.
Absolute no brainer. I responded to the Highland Council’s consultation on this and was strongly in favour.
It won’t deter tourists – the hospitality industry is crying wolf.
Maybe start taxing the Gold brothers in a way that they actually pay their fair share, that’d help Edinburgh immensely.
If they had to shut roughly 90% of their shitty tourist tartan tat shops, that would only be an improvement.
Well I’ll no be going to Edinburgh any time soon. Boring place anyway.
I assumed we were taxed when we stayed in Edinburgh for two days. I’m surprised to hear we weren’t.
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Brilliant news with no downsides at all.
>…funds generated from the tax will be used for the improvement of public spaces.
Good. Let’s hold those in account to this.
>However, opponents to the levy said it would deter visitors to the city and risks harming Edinburgh’s appeal as a tourist destination.
Ah yes. Just like levy deters visitors to Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Dubrovnik….
Anything to dampen the scourge of entire postcodes belonging to Airbnb.
It’s a tourist tax the same as a multitude of other cities and countries around the world.
When booking a hotel abroad it doesn’t even raise an eyebrow now.
Unless the final destination of this tax is somehow different from everywhere else I can’t really see the problem.
Are Brits exempt?
Genuinely excellent news, it’s a shame that it won’t be in place for another 18 months.
Shouldn’t stop with edinburgh, need some sort of ANPR+digital account system to levy taxes on motor homes on the road too. Anything to help clean up the places they’ve been and improve roads to cope with the burden they place on them.
Long overdue.
Perhaps less of an outcry if it’s labelled differently: Popular Destination Levy or Fantastic Location Layover Fee or even Beneficial Protective Renumeration Package. Perception is everything guys.
It’s still a shite hole.
I think this is great .
I went to Portugal a few weeks ago and there was a 2 euro tourist tax per day for each of us that were over 13 years old . It was only myself and my 2 kids and my daughter is 9 so it cost me 24 euros for the week we were there . It didnt bother me one bit.
Can we have a tourist tax on camper vans on cal Mac ferries please? This will allow island communities to clean up the toilets and rubbish that are thrown all over island beaches and in remote beauty spots. Many of them bring their own food and don’t buy in local hotels and have no economic benefit in communities struggling with gentrification, over-tourism and depopulation.
my mum and i were saying that they should pay for street cleaners with that money. edinburgh pavements are filthy
Over a £1 billion in revenue yearly, and supports 30000 jobs, but we want more.
Good news – wish it was in place faster.
Excellent news.
Everyone loves taxing foreigners right? Beggar thy neighbour in full effect. Of course we need a tourist tax as Edinburgh, like Venice we are now unavoidably on the global enshittified tourist map forever. But I’ve seen the supposed £50 million already committed many many times. Thank god Edinburgh council is a wise, incorruptible, organized, experienced, competent and welcoming (particularly to hot, hot Ukrainian refugee boys) council- and not a bunch of useless technocratic cunts at all. Good luck with your social housing application.
Great news.
Absolute no brainer. I responded to the Highland Council’s consultation on this and was strongly in favour.
It won’t deter tourists – the hospitality industry is crying wolf.
Maybe start taxing the Gold brothers in a way that they actually pay their fair share, that’d help Edinburgh immensely.
If they had to shut roughly 90% of their shitty tourist tartan tat shops, that would only be an improvement.
Well I’ll no be going to Edinburgh any time soon. Boring place anyway.
I assumed we were taxed when we stayed in Edinburgh for two days. I’m surprised to hear we weren’t.
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