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'Edinburgh is bucking the trend where city centres are being decimated'

Tourism leaders warn against taking city's success for granted ahead of Visitor Levy D-Day

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David Forsyth
Jan 08, 2025
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Christmas crowds in the Capital: Pic by John Drummond

Don’t kill the goose that lays Edinburgh’s golden egg. That’s the message the city centre’s business and hospitality community is sending to Edinburgh councillors considering how best to implement the new visitor levy.

They want to see greater support, financial and political, for the city’s visitor ec…

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