London and Other UK Cities Plan to Add a Nightly Tourism Tax—What Travelers Should Know

London and Other UK Cities Plan to Add a Nightly Tourism Tax—What Travelers Should Know

London, Manchester, and other destinations plan to introduce nightly hotel fees to fund infrastructure and tourism improvements.Elena Zolotova/Getty Images A double-decker bus drives past Big Ben in London's Parliament Square.Visiting the United Kingdom may soon be more expensive. Several local governments from London to Manchester and beyond are closer to launching a new tax on overnight stays, according to the government. The new tax would app…

New tourism tax powers welcomed by Khan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week’s budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Tourists in the West End and (inset, credit LDRS) Sadiq Khan Sir Sadiq Khan has welcomed new powers for an overnight visitor levy which could generate up to £240million a year for the capital. The London mayor has been consisten…