Argyll and Bute Visitor Levy

Tourism plays a key role in Argyll and Bute and we remain ambitious for the area as a top visitor destination. With growing tourism pressures and shrinking public sector budgets, we need to investigate options that could help raise income locally, sustain relevant public services impacted by the tourism industry, and make improvements to the future delivery of tourism across Argyll and Bute. We are therefore exploring opportunities from the Scottish Government Visitor Levy legislation.

This national legislation, passed in 2024, allows local authorities to introduce a charge on overnight stays in hotels and other short-term accommodations, to raise funds to support and sustain local services and infrastructure for the visitor economy and residents.

Find out more on the Visit Scotland website. For more information about the situation in Argyll and Bute please see our Frequently Asked Questions.