As a direct result of the wave of anti-tourist protests that spread across Europe last summer, countries have been rolling ...

Highland MSP Emma Roddick suggested Scotland could follow Spain in taking radical measures to tackle the housing crisis. The ...

The first minister has vowed to use Donald Trump's affinity for Scotland in a bid to avoid the prospect of tariffs being applied on imports to the US. John Swinney said he had expressed the ...

Edinburgh City Council has voted to enforce a 5% charge on overnight stays in a bid to use the area's booming tourist trade to the local authority's advantage, but critics have hit back ...

But while councillors are understandably excited about a maximum £50 million annual boost to their finances, commentators on ...

Any Edinburgh-based golfers looking ahead to golfing breaks this year are encouraged to take a look at the Red House Hotel in ...

A city in Scotland has voted to introduce Scotland’s first-ever tourist tax, adding a 5% surcharge to overnight stays. The ...

A five per cent charge will be levied on hotels, B&Bs, campsites and accommodation let through websites such as Airbnb ...

Edinburgh councillors have approved a visitor levy, or tourist tax, but have agreed to extend the deadline for applying it to ...

The 5per cent charge will apply to those staying in hotels, bed and breakfasts, and other forms of accommodation, including ...

Controversial plans to impose Scotland's first 'tourist tax' have been given the go-ahead. The City of Edinburgh Council ...

Visitors to Edinburgh will be charged a tourist tax designed to raise £50m annually, after city councillors voted in favour ...