Wales will introduce a tourist tax from 2027. Overnight visitors may pay an extra £1.30 per night. Campsites and hostels will ...

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. ...

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 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 ...

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.

Tourism tax will hammer 'another nail in Wales' coffin' some fear The charge will be higher than originally planned, but there have also been concerns about how it would work in practice Comments ...

Tourism boards in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales collaborated in establishing an ... More advisory COVID-19 policy program called "We’re Good To Go." VisitBritain/Tom Weightman ...

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 ...

Children and young people under-18 will be exempt from paying the Wales tourism tax when staying in hostels, campsites or outdoor centres in Wales.

The latest figures from the Great Britain Tourism Survey show there were 8.44m overnight trips taken in Wales by British residents in 2023, with a total spend of £2.02bn.