The STA has updated its official Visitor Levy Policy Position, in light of the difficult economic climate and the emerging complexity of the current percentage charging model.
It states that looking to adopt a levy scheme at this time would be damaging to the essential tourism and hospitality businesses that local economies rely on to support jobs and attract visitors, along with overall competitiveness.
We urge Scottish local authorities to let the City of Edinburgh Council go first and to pause their own visitor levy plans for now, and for the Scottish Government to urgently revisit the levy charging model. We have recently submitted our response to City of Edinburgh’s visitor levy consultation too.