Edinburgh has become the first UK city to charge visitors a tourist tax – but with Glasgow, Aberdeen and Cardiff set to follow, the levy is only the beginning, as Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman reveals in the latest Travel Insider newsletter

Performers back Edinburgh’s tourist tax and think even more people should pay

While the council is adamant that the new visitor levy will create positive change, local accommodation owners are worried it could impact their business

Accommodation owners speak on bureaucratic issues and black market competition, while the council says it will enhance the city as visitor destination

Edinburgh has become the first UK city to charge visitors a tourist tax – but with Glasgow, Aberdeen and Cardiff set to follow, the levy is only the beginning, as Global Travel…