Tourist tax is a thorn in the side of many travellers and is likely to become more common in other countries. In a bid to clamp down on overtourism, tourist tax has been introduced to a few places ...

Tourist tax charges are applied in 13 popular Portuguese cities, including Lisbon and Porto. During the high season of April ...

Edinburgh International Festival goers are well used to seeing the Dunard Fund credited as one of a small handful of principal sponsors, ...

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Councillors and campaigners have criticised £320,000 being spent on branding at a time when the city is raising council tax ...

A tourist tax in Dublin could help finance “major capital projects” the city needs, a Fine Gael TD has argued. Fingal County Council has written to local authorities as part of a push for legislation ...

Tourist tax is often used in areas with a high volume of tourists and is a way for local governments to generate money to help fund local needs. Countries like Canada, Spain, Germany and Italy all ...

Edinburgh Council has been accused of "raiding the pockets of residents" after putting out a £320,000 contract for "glitzy" graphic design services to work with its tourism marketing services. A ...