Aberdeen to see country’s biggest tourist tax after vote

Visitors to the city will be asked to pay an additional 7% of their room costs.

It’s going to be more expensive to stay in Aberdeen after councillors agreed on the country’s biggest visitor levy.

A so-called tourist tax is being introduced from 2027.

Visitors to the city will be asked to pay an additional 7% of their room costs, more than any other city in Scotland.

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