Calls for London to introduce tourist tax amid 'constant influx of tourists'

London hospitality and tourism industry endorse idea to bring staycation tax credit back

Tourism London and members of southwestern Ontario's hospitality industry say they're on board with a push to see the provincial government reinstate a pandemic-era tax credit for Ontarians who plan getaways close to home.

Calls for London to introduce tourist tax amid 'constant influx of tourists'

Londoners have taken to social media in calls to introduce a tourist tax to help local funding.

Soon, London could be added to the growing list of European cities that charge a fee to tourists: Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, Prague and Venice. At one of the 10 annual “Mayor's Question Time” gatherings in London this week, the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan, voiced support for a tax on visitors to the British capital. Tourists are “not too upset about paying a few extra euros” to spend their holidays elsewhere, he explained, according to Euronews.

Sadiq Khan backs London 'tourist tax'

Mayor says many travellers ‘don’t really mind paying the few extra euros’ when they visit cities like Paris and Berlin

Two Dublin councils form coalition in favour of tourist tax - and urge others to come on board

The councils want the power to tax tourist stays, as many other cities do worldwide.

Sadiq Khan backs ‘tourist tax’ for London stays

Sir Sadiq Khan has voiced his support for a London ‘tourist tax’ in a move which could eventually see overnight visitors charged extra for every night they spend in the capital. Similar charges already exist in several European cities, like Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam, and are typically added to a traveller’s hotel bill at the end of their stay. In England, no local authority has the power – without permission from the Government – to directly i…