Historic English cities demand right to impose tourist tax
These picturesque UK cities want to charge you to visit
- Bath and Cambridge are urging the government to allow them to introduce visitor levies, commonly known as tourist taxes.
- The cities have written to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, highlighting the increasing pressure tourism places on local infrastructure and services.
- They propose a modest visitor levy, similar to those in Wales and Scotland, to support sustainable tourism and benefit both residents and visitors.
- Leaders of both councils emphasise the need for tools to manage tourism effectively and address its negative impacts on local communities.
- This initiative follows a growing trend among English destinations, including Brent and Oxford, seeking powers to implement similar visitor charges.