Visitors to Edinburgh will be charged a tourist tax designed to raise £50m annually, after city councillors voted in favour of the move. The charge, which mimics those already used in Germany, Spain and Italy,

The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to enforce a 5% charge on overnight stays in a bid to use the area's booming tourist trade to the local authority's advantage. Those visiting Scotland's capital will have to pay a 5%-per-night fee for up to seven nights when staying at hotels,

Councillors agreed to delay the introduction of the new charge until October to give the industry time to prepare