The Scottish Government has announced that legislation has been passed to introduce a new visitor levy across the country.
Supporting tourism, the levy will empower local authorities to invest in their tourism offerings, with it raise funding for visitor facilities and services. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill will allow local authorities to put a levy on overnight stays within their area, with the money raised then being reinvested into the services and facilities that are frequently used by tourists and business visitors.
Levies such as this are already in place in destinations around the world, including Amsterdam, Berlin, and Canada.
Tom Arthur, Scottish Investment Minister, said:
“We share a vision with the tourism industry for Scotland to be a global leader in tourism and one of the most economically, environmentally and social sustainable destinations in the world. A visitor levy can help achieve that vision by empowering councils to raise funding, if they wish to do so,…
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