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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026

I strongly welcome giving London the power to introduce an Overnight Visitor Levy. A modest, well-designed levy has the potential to provide an important additional source of funding to support growth, strengthen London’s offer to visitors and help us remain globally competitive.

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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Depends on how high the tax is whether we could afford to visit....

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Dawny B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yes it’s standard in Europe. A pain in the ass sorry.

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Howard Jones @hojo64.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good move, and already common practice across other major tourist destinations in my experience.

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ruthmayorcas.bsky.social @ruthmayorcas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

100% agree. Every other country in Europe does it.

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Heather @heather4eva.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Really good news.

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OCB1640 @ocb1640.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mate, London is expensive enough, adding a levy on top literally stinks. How about a tourist bonus cheque instead? Every tourist gets a £20-£50 cheque to spend at cultural centres if they stay 2 nights or more. Incentives tourism, doesn’t punish it!

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Michael Smith @smithmichaelw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Paid it in loads of places, no issue with it, living somewhere that can nearly double in size in tourist season we need some extra help here

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Blue-Eyed Samurai @blue-eyedsamurai01.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Everywhere else does it - it's not a daft idea.

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pauliom.bsky.social @pauliom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Of course the only people having to stay in London are tourists...

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John Leyden🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 @flyingscot1964.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Going to Alsace for a week later this month, outskirts of Strasbourg. Our tourist tax is 15€ or so for the week. In the scheme of things it's not a lot. By contrast, we book a larger room at more cost, then pay 16€ a night to take the dog.

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Ivor @ivorbolakov.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

😂 This'll go down in flames like Hindenburg What's it going to be: Border tax points on all roads entering the city Visitor fee's added to train/bus tickets Tax staff at all over and underground station exits Secondary boarder tax barriers at the City Airport Visitor police door knockers?

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Jason Carey @jasonbcarey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Fuck that. Tax the oligarchs

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Jazzaoxon @jazzaoxon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Doesn't stop visitors visiting Paris.

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ryanbybike.bsky.social @ryanbybike.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Taxed to death in this country

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Steve McDowell @cowsmellcj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Will visitors from Manchester be required ro pay?

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Fish Shambles @fishshambles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In Spain, the tourist tax per person, per night is generally between 0.90€ to around 2,50€, depending on the type of accomodation. It's higher in some cities but it shouldn't be an issue to someone spending 100s on a weekend away.

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brianev @brianev.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

London not expensive enough then? Just asking!

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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Get the Airbnb's to start paying business rates instead of council tax like they are supposed to. Then your councils will either be getting a lot of revenue or more properties will come onto the rental/sales market. No need for this extra tax on visitors.

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