8 d. ago Hotels and AirBnBs to be targeted with a new 'bed tax' as Labour gives mayors the power to impose levies on holidaying Brits and foreign tourists

Ministers are giving the go-ahead for regional mayors in England to impose the charges, heaping costs on stays for Britons as well as foreign tourists.

Society

8 d. ago UK tourists taxes: Where are they charged and how much do they cost?

Local mayors will soon be given the power to impose the levies on visitors in England

Economics

9 d. ago Is there ANYTHING Labour won't tax? '£2 a night' set to be added to costs of hotel and Airbnb stays

Ministers are giving the go-ahead for mayors in England to impose the charges, heaping costs on stays for Brits as well as foreign tourists.

Economics

2 w. ago Serbia's current president is accused of involvement in Sarajevo 'human safaris' where foreign tourists paid to be snipers and kill civilians

Aleksandar Vučić, who took office in 2017, has been accused of taking part in trips for wealthy foreign tourists to shoot at civilians during the four-year siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s.

Events

2 w. ago Serbia's current president is accused of taking part in Sarajevo 'human safaris' where foreign tourists paid to be snipers and kill civilians

Aleksandar Vučić, who took office in 2017, has been accused of taking part in trips for wealthy foreign tourists to shoot at civilians during the four-year siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s.

Events

2 w. ago Sarajevo 'human safari' scandal escalates as Serbian leader is accused of involvement in horrific hunting trips where foreign tourists picked off civilians with snipers during 90s siege

Aleksandar Vučić, who took office in 2017, has been accused of taking part in trips for wealthy foreign tourists to shoot at civilians during the four-year siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s.

Politics

2 w. ago Final moments of Cheryl Cole's former aide who died in 120mph blizzard: Surviving hikers describe how they were told route was 'safe' before five died

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was tragically killed on Monday after 120mph blasts of snow hit Torres del Paine nature reserve, Chile's most visited foreign tourist spot.

Events

2 w. ago British woman killed in 120mph Patagonia blizzard was former aide to Cheryl Cole: Survivor describes how tragedy unfolded, killing his friend and four other hikers

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was tragically killed on Monday after 120mph blasts of snow hit Torres del Paine nature reserve, Chile's most visited foreign tourist spot.

Events

2 w. ago London tourist tax: West End chiefs back fixed rate as 5% would put £11.50 a night on average hotel stay

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to give Sir Sadiq Khan and other mayors the power to impose a tourism levy

Economics

2 w. ago British woman among four tourists killed in blizzard at nature reserve in Chile

Four people also rescued alive at popular Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia amid heavy snowfall and strong winds A British woman and four other foreign tourists have been killed in a blizzard at a nature reserve in southern Chile.Nine people went missing on Monday in the Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia, a popular tourist destination, amid heavy snowfall and winds reaching up to 120mph. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Tourist tax set to be introduced in London with visitors charged levy for hotel and Airbnb stays

Rachel Reeves is expected to give London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan the power to impose a levy on an overnight stay

Society

2 w. ago Tourist tax set to be introduced in London with visitors charged small levy for overnight stays

Rachel Reeves is expected to give London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan the power to impose a levy on an overnight stay

Politics

3 w. ago Two dead and 36 injured as bus full of tourists crashes into truck near beach resort

Two people have died and 36 others have been injured after a bus full of tourists - including foreign nationals - crashed into a truck near a beach resort in Egypt

Events