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Northumberland council vows to oppose £2 tourist tax backed by North East mayor
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (574+ words) The Conservative administration at Northumberland County Council has put itself on a collision course with the North East Mayor over plans to introduce a tourist tax across the region. Kim McGuinness is among the regional mayors who will be allowed…...
Edinburgh’s ‘final straw’ tourist tax is a warning to England
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (850+ words) Edinburgh council said its tourism tax would raise £50m a year to invest in the city, following its launch in July. But less than two months on, industry groups are sounding the alarm that the tourist tax has helped make Edinburgh…...
Tourist tax plans will be ‘hugely damaging’, warn holiday firms
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (564+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to impose tourist taxes will be “hugely damaging” and a “kick in the teeth” for the hospitality industry, hotel and tourism firms have warned. Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Butlin’s are among major…...
Fury as PM approves 'tourist tax' which could hike price of UK holidays by??100s despite vow to help with cost of living
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (25+ words) Fury as PM approves 'tourist tax' which could hike price of UK holidays by £100s despite vow to help with cost of living The Sun...
Visitor levy 'wrong tax at wrong time' says Surrey tourist board
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (637+ words) Regional mayors will be allowed to charge a tourist tax, or "overnight visitor levy", under the government plans Imposing a tourist tax in Surrey would be "the wrong tax, at the wrong time", the chair of the county's official tourist…...
Devolution minister says new tourist tax is about 'proportionality and fairness"
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1495+ words) (Image: Gary Oakley/PA Wire) The Minister for devolution has said the Government’s tourist tax is about ‘proportionality and fairness in the system’, despite critics saying it could cause ‘irreparable harm’ to the tourism industry. Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham…...
Is your favourite UK destination introducing a tourist tax? Here’s what we know so far
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1459+ words) Leaders in London, Bath and York are in favour of a visitor levy, but those in Devon and Norfolk are holding firm against the charges Nuria Cremer-Vazquez is a British-Spanish travel journalist. Before joining The Telegraph’s Travel desk, she was…...
'Tourism tax means locals won't shoulder unfair cost', says local council leader
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (720+ words) The leader of the Brent Council said a tourism levy would be a 'pro-growth measure'(Image: Getty Images) The local leader of the authority that covers Wembley Stadium has welcomed a new tourism tax and called the plans a "pro-growth…...
Industry leaders warn England tourist tax will damage competitiveness
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (811+ words) Travel industry bosses have warned that the introduction of overnight visitor levies in England will hit the sector’s competitiveness and deter tourists. The government announced the policy on Thursday (September 10), saying mayors and local leaders will be handed the power…...
Call renewed for Orkney point-of-entry levy
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (205+ words) This setting applies to this browser only. Orkney should be able to collect a levy from tourists as they enter the county, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has been told. The government published the findings of its cruise ship levy consultation…...