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London is weighing whether to implement a new tourist tax<\/a> targeting overnight guests.<\/p>\n

Mayor Sadiq Khan is reportedly looking into charging overnight visitors a tax on stays at hotels and short-term rentals.<\/p>\n

“The mayor has been clear [about considering] a modest tourist levy, similar to other international cities,” a spokesperson for the mayor of London told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.<\/p>\n

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The spokesperson added that such a tax “would boost [the] economy, deliver growth and help cement London’s reputation as a global tourism and business destination.”<\/p>\n

London remains a popular tourist attraction, drawing some 21 million visitors in recent years \u2014 with around 3.6 million “overnight visits” coming from North America, according to the\u00a0U.K.’s Office for National Statistics<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The potential tax stems from the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which includes a clause permitting local leaders to “raise revenue locally through a new overnight visitor levy<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

While there has been no official declaration of the specifics, many suggest the levy could be 5% per night.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Carter, chief executive of Centre for Cities, told Conde Nast Traveler<\/a> that\u00a0introducing a tourist tax “is the start of a bigger [program] of devolving tax and spending powers to the capital.”<\/p>\n

“London is the most productive big city in\u00a0the U.K., and devolving more fiscal powers would give the capital more policy tools to accelerate growth in the economy,” said Carter.<\/p>\n

London recently launched a “Mind the Grab” campaign to warn pedestrians about phone snatches.<\/p>\n

Bold purple chalk signs on the edge of some sidewalks say, “Mind the Grab,” and “Step back from the Kerb! Phone snatching hot spot.”<\/p>\n

The latest news comes as European cities and other destinations have been grappling with overtourism.<\/p>\n

Greek officials,\u00a0for example, are planning to impose a $22 tax on visitors cruising to Santorini or Mykonos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aberdeen, Scotland, greenlighted a 7% visitor levy<\/a> in August to begin on April 1, 2027.<\/p>\n

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The City of Edinburgh, Scotland, plans to charge a 5% per night tax<\/a> on accommodations starting in July 2026.<\/p>\n

Norway also introduced a tourist tax, allowing certain cities to introduce a 3% tax on overnight stays in “areas particularly affected by tourism,” as Fox News Digital previously reported.<\/p>\n

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Venice, Italy, introduced a\u00a0pilot program<\/a>\u00a0in 2024 to charge day-trippers a $5.17 (5 euros) entry fee. The city is now now looking to double the tax.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/popular-tourist-city-eyes-new-tax-overnight-travelers-help-boost-local-economy <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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