Representative Image City of Edinburgh Council has acted on UKHospitality Scotland's recommendation to delay when accommodation businesses have to start collecting levy funds. Councillors have voted to push back the start of the Visitor Levy transition period to 1 October 2025, amending the original proposal of 1 May 2025. This means accommodation businesses will have a further three months to prepare to collect levy funds for bookings made for 24 July 2026, onwards, when the levy comes into