Highland Council has proposed a 5 per cent visitor levy on overnight hotel, B&B and holiday let stays.
A Highland tourist tax which could raise up to £11million a year for local communities has moved a step closer.
Up to six million people are estimated to visit the Highlands every year, including day trippers, tourists and cruise passengers. Covering some of Scotland’s most iconic beauty spots, popular attractions in the Highlands include the North Coast 500, the Isle of Skye and Cairngorms National Park. Gowans said he believes cash raised from the tourist tax should go towards improving infrastructure in the Highlands such as fixing potholes and upgrading car parks, footpaths and public toilets. Based on VisitScotland data, he said: "The levy could raise £10million to £11million per year. It could bring us much more.”
"This is a massive geographic area and diverse amount of communities from city to rural and island." Coupland said the consultation would also need to address if local people staying in accommodation overnight for hospital appointments or similar reasons will be hit by the levy.
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