{"id":1609,"date":"2025-11-29T07:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2025-11-29T07:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:27:30","slug":"popular-tourist-city-eyes-new-tax-on-overnight-travelers-to-help-boost-local-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/popular-tourist-city-eyes-new-tax-on-overnight-travelers-to-help-boost-local-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular tourist city eyes new tax on overnight travelers to help boost local economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1616\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/popular-tourist-city-eyes-new-tax-overnight-travelers-help-boost-local-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/news-britain-eyes-tourist-tax-to-help-800-400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/news-britain-eyes-tourist-tax-to-help-800-400-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/news-britain-eyes-tourist-tax-to-help-800-400-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/news-britain-eyes-tourist-tax-to-help-800-400-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Popular tourist city eyes new tax on overnight travelers to help boost local economy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">London is considering a new tourist tax on hotel stays to boost the economy and cement its tourism reputation, following others European cities that are tackling overtourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">London is weighing whether to implement a new tourist tax targeting overnight guests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Mayor Sadiq Khan is reportedly looking into charging overnight visitors a tax on stays at hotels and short-term rentals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">&#8220;The mayor has been clear [about considering] a modest tourist levy, similar to other international cities,&#8221; a spokesperson for the mayor of London told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><em>Note: Only reason to visit Britain is to put ashore the 4th Armored to straighten out what ever the hell happened to Britain.\u00a0 They were built on silly traditions &#8211; but this is over the edge.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Source: <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/popular-tourist-city-eyes-new-tax-overnight-travelers-help-boost-local-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popular tourist city eyes new tax on overnight travelers to help boost local economy<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London is considering a new tourist tax on hotel stays to boost the economy and cement its tourism reputation, following others European cities that are tackling overtourism. 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