Politics
England's mayors to gain power to impose nightly tourist tax on overnight stays
September 10, 2026 at 05:30 PM
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5 reports · over 22 hours
BNBBC News
Newspaper headlines: 'Day that changed the world forever' and 'Mayors plot holiday tax'
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TGThe Guardian
The hospitality industry fears a tourist tax will deter visitors – the evidence says otherwise
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TGThe Guardian
Much of Europe already levies a tourist tax – a nice little earner for Italian hotspots
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TGThe Guardian
Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plans
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BNBBC News
England's mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax
(opens the publisher’s site)Ministers plan to give English mayors the power to levy a nightly tourist tax on hotel and Airbnb stays, with revenue invested in local services.
- Ministers plan to give English mayors the power to levy a nightly tourist tax on overnight hotel and Airbnb stays, with revenue invested locally.
- Edinburgh introduced a 5% tourist tax on 24 July, with Cardiff, Glasgow and three other Scottish regions expected to follow next year.
- UKHospitality chief executive Allen Simpson said the levy would add about £100 to £120 to the cost of an average family holiday and put jobs in some communities at risk.
- London mayor Sadiq Khan supports a tourist tax on overnight visitors that could raise more than £350m a year for the capital.