The Senedd passed plans for a £1.30-a-night tourism tax in parts of Wales from 2027. Senedd members voted 37-13 for the ...

A new law allowing councils to tax people staying overnight in Wales is set to be passed by the Senedd on Tuesday. People staying in hotels could have £1.30 per night added to the cost of their stay ...

Wales’s tourism woes Others fear the negative impact on a tourism industry that employs 159,000 people in Wales – nearly 12 per cent of the country’s total workforce.

Plans for a tourism tax in Wales have passed their final parliamentary hurdle and from 2027 tourists staying overnight in Wales could be charged up to £1.30 per person per night to stay here. The ...

Others fear it will damage the country, as tourism employs 160,000 people, almost 12% of Wales’ total workforce. The country had 890,000 visitors in 2023, down 13% from its pre-pandemic (2019 ...

The Welsh government is set to introduce a visitor levy, or tourism tax, from 2027. Outlined in a new bill, visitors could pay £1.25 per night for most accommodations, with a reduced rate of £0. ...

The Welsh Tourism Alliance (WTA) has said it is "disappointed" that the Welsh Government is pressing ahead with a policy it has admitted will result in job losses in Wales ...

Some children have "never seen a mountain" before they visit Wales Children from low-income families could miss out on school trips if a tourism tax is introduced in Wales, ministers have been ...

Hospitality chiefs want Wales’ planned tourism tax to give families a break. An organisation representing hotels, pubs, restaurants and indoor leisure said the Welsh Government should not be ...

ITV Wales National Correspondent Rob Osborne reports. Plans to introduce a tourism tax in Wales have taken a step closer to reality after the proposal has been agreed in the Senedd.

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens defended the Welsh Government’s decision to introduce a possible tourism tax (PA/Jonathan Brady) The UK Government has insisted that a proposed tourism tax in Wales ...

Plans for a tourism tax in Wales have passed their final parliamentary hurdle and from 2027 tourists staying overnight in Wales could be charged up to £1.30 per person per night to stay here.. The law ...