Tourist tax calculator

Pick where you're going and where you'll stay, then the nights, who's travelling and the room price. The calculator applies that place's own rules.

Tourist tax for this trip

£18.75

Nights charged
3
Guests who pay
2
5% of the room price (before VAT)
£18.75

On the bill, a VAT-registered host adds 20% VAT to this, making it £22.50.

How the Edinburgh tax works

An estimate from the published rules. Your hotel or host works out the exact amount (on the price before or after discounts, for example), so small differences are normal. The calculator runs in your browser and nothing you type is sent to us.

What it takes into account

Each place charges in one of five ways, and the calculator follows whichever applies. Flat rates multiply by the guests who pay and the nights; percentages multiply by the room price, so children make no difference; per-room charges ignore the number of guests; price bands look at the room price per person; visit fees are charged per day or once. Caps on nights, cheaper later nights and children's ages are all applied.

Calculators for a country

Searching for one country? Greece and Spain have a calculator page of their own, limited to that country's rates.

Linking to a place

Add the place to the address to open the calculator with it picked, for example /calculator?place=venice.