Visitors to Edinburgh will be charged a tourist tax designed to raise £50m annually, after city councillors voted in favour of the move. The charge, which mimics those already used in Germany, Spain ...

The Cathedral said it has an an organisational responsibility to ensure its longevity as a place of worship ...

Edinburgh is celebrating a new global position moving up eight places to 27 in the world’s city rankings for international association meetings according to the leading industry body, the ...

Next to walking, the bus is the next best way to get around Edinburgh. A single journey costs 1.80 pounds (about $2.40), but ...

Visitors to Edinburgh who book stays from next summer onwards are now charged a 5 per cent tax on their hotel bill. The city council of the Scottish capital says the visitor levy "will be charged at ...

The movement to implement tourist taxes is growing. The city of Edinburgh is the latest to join the expanding trend of addressing the challenges brought about by tourism via a tourist tax. According ...

The plan to fund the long-awaited revamp of George Street from Edinburgh’s tourist tax has been put on hold amid last-minute negotiations at a special meeting of the full council to allocate Visitor ...

Approximately 10,000 people gathered on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to witness the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Philips, who is 13th in line to the throne, marry England rugby star Mike Tindall. The wedding, ...

Speaking at the seventh annual Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG) conference, the Scottish minister for enterprise, energy and tourism, Fergus Ewing, has announced details of the Edinburgh 2020 ...

Thanks to powers granted by the Scottish parliament, Edinburgh is leading the way on charging its visitors taxes on their hotel stays. We could see more tourist taxes pop up in Scotland, making the ...