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The Principles of a Local Discretionary Transient Visitor Levy or Tourist Tax
This report presents findings from the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Principles of a Local Discretionary Transient Visitor Levy or Tourist Tax. The consultation ran from 9 September to 2 December 2019.
Annex 1 - Organisations responding to the consultation
| Accommodation provider (hotel) (N=49) |
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| Accor Hotels T/A Novotel/Ibis Glasgow |
| Argyll Hotel (Iona) Ltd. |
| Ashbank Hotel |
| Bruntsfield Hotel |
| Cairn Hotel |
| Cannock Troon Hotel LLP |
| Chardon Hotels Ltd. |
| Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh West |
| Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh City Centre |
| Crowne Plaza / Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen Airport |
| Crowne Plaza Royal Terrace |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh Airport |
| Dundee Hotel Ltd. |
| Edinburgh Marriott Hotel |
| Glendola Leisure (Holdings) Ltd. (Carlton George Hotel, Le Monde and Angel's Share) |
| Hilton |
| Holiday Inn Edinburgh |
| Holiday Inn Edinburgh City West |
| Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Royal Mile |
| Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport |
| Hotel Eilean Iarmain |
| Hotel Indigo Edinburgh - Princes Street |
| Ibis Edinburgh Centre South Bridge |
| Ibis Hotel Royal Mile - Hunter Square |
| Ibis Styles Edinburgh St Andrew Square |
| InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Jura Hotel Company Ltd. |
| Keavil House Hotel |
| Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel |
| Loch Kinord Hotel |
| Loch Melfort Hotel & Restaurants |
| McMillan Hotels Ltd. |
| Mercure Caledonian Hotel |
| Mercure Edinburgh Princes Street Hotel |
| Milton Hotels Ltd. |
| Norton House Hotel & Spa |
| Park Inn by Radisson Aberdeen |
| Parliament House Hotel |
| Place Hotels |
| Radisson Hotel Group |
| RW Greenside Place Ltd. T/A The Glasshouse Hotel |
| Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa Edinburgh |
| Splendid Hospitality Group LLP |
| Strathclyde Hotel LLP |
| The Bonham Hotel Edinburgh |
| Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh The Caledonian |
| West Highland Hotel |
| YOTEL |
| YOTEL Edinburgh |
| Accommodation provider (other) (N=67) |
| Airbnb |
| Amazing Apartments Ltd. |
| Aparthotel Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile |
| Argyll Caravan Park |
| Argyll Holidays |
| Argyll House Self-Catering Holiday Apartments |
| Auchrannie Resort |
| Balmuirfield House B&B |
| Barnsoul Caravan Park |
| Belhaven Bay Caravan & Camping Park |
| Belvedere Guest House and Self-Catering |
| Bourne Leisure |
| Cairnsmill Caravan Park |
| Caravan and Motorhome Club |
| Cardoness Holiday Park |
| Castle Point Caravan Site |
| Cawdor House |
| Cooper Cottages |
| Coruisk House Ltd. |
| Craigtoun Meadows Ltd. |
| D V Cottages Ltd. |
| Dormont Estate |
| Dougarie Estate |
| Ellister Lodge |
| Faskally Caravan Park |
| First Apartments |
| Five Turrets Ltd. |
| Gael Holiday Homes |
| Gillespie Leisure |
| Glen Nevis Holidays |
| Glendaruel Caravan Park |
| Glendrynoch Cottages |
| Inchnadamph Lodge Hostel / B&B |
| Islay65 Luxury Self-Catering |
| Kadore Yacht Charter |
| Kildermorie Partnership |
| Kinloch Campsite |
| Kippford Holiday Park |
| Lagafater Holidays |
| Lilliardsedge Holiday Park & Golf Course |
| Linwater Caravan Park |
| Lip na Cloiche |
| Lochy Caravan Park Ltd. |
| Lovat House B&B |
| Mill House B&B |
| Mortonhall Caravan & Camping Park |
| Mossyard Caravan Park |
| Mouswald Lodge Park |
| Orkney Marinas Ltd. |
| Portavadie Estates Ltd. |
| Prestwick Holiday Park |
| RBH Hospitality Management Ltd. |
| Riverside Caravan Park (Hawick) Ltd. |
| Runach Arainn |
| Sandgreen Caravan Park |
| Scottish Youth Hostels Assocation (known as Hostelling Scotland) |
| Scouts Scotland |
| Straigona B&B |
| Straven Guesthouse |
| Stromnessholiday.com |
| Tantallon Caravan & Camping Park |
| Tarbat Free Church Continuing Caravan Site |
| The Camping and Caravanning Club |
| The Dupplin Trust 2000 |
| The Gorsten Bed and Breakfast |
| Westlands Country Park |
| Wilder Ways |
| Business organisation (N=7) |
| Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce |
| Caithness Chamber of Commerce |
| Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce |
| Federation of Small Businesses |
| Inverness Chamber of Commerce |
| Scottish Chambers of Commerce |
| The Scottish Council for Development and Industry |
| Community council or residents' association (N=5) |
| Aultbea Community Council |
| Grassmarket Residents' Association |
| Mull and Iona Community Trust |
| Tiree Community Council |
| West Kintyre Community Council Argyll |
| Heritage or culture organisation (N=12) |
| Culture Counts |
| Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society |
| Edinburgh World Heritage |
| Festivals Edinburgh |
| Historic Houses Scotland |
| John Muir Trust |
| Keep Scotland Beautiful |
| Keith and Dufftown Railway Association |
| Loch Rannoch Conservation Association |
| National Trust for Scotland |
| Shetland Amenity Trust |
| The Cockburn Association |
| Local authority (N=22) |
| Aberdeen City Council |
| Aberdeenshire Council |
| Angus Council |
| Argyll and Bute Council |
| City of Edinburgh Council |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| COSLA |
| Dundee City Council |
| East Ayrshire Council |
| East Lothian Council |
| Falkirk Council |
| Glasgow City Council |
| Highland Council |
| Inverclyde Council |
| North Ayrshire Council |
| North Lanarkshire Council |
| Orkney Islands Council |
| Shetland Islands Council |
| South Lanarkshire Council |
| Stirling Council |
| West Dunbartonshire Council |
| West Lothian Council |
| Other (N=5) |
| Jansvans Ltd. |
| London North Eastern Railway (LNER) |
| Maze Marketing |
| Stonehaven & N E Scotland Twinning Group |
| Struan Property Ltd. |
| Other representative organisation (N=5) |
| British Marine & British Marine Scotland |
| National Farmers' Union Scotland (NFUS) |
| Scottish Islands Federation |
| Scottish Land & Estates |
| Transform Scotland |
| Other tourism or hospitality business or organisation (N=7) |
| Camera Obscura & World of Illusions |
| Hart Holidays Ltd. |
| Kincardine Castle |
| McKinlay Kidd |
| Richans Retreat |
| Stonegate Pub Company |
| Walkhighlands |
| Port authority (N=3) |
| Forth Ports Ltd. |
| Lerwick Port Authority |
| Port of Cromarty Firth |
| Professional body (N=10) |
| Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) |
| BEFS (Built Environment Forum Scotland) |
| Chartered Institute of Taxation |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
| Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation |
| Law Society of Scotland |
| Scottish Licensed Trade Association |
| Scottish Property Federation |
| The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) (Scottish Region) |
| Public body (N=6) |
| Creative Scotland |
| Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
| Historic Environment Scotland |
| Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority |
| Museums Galleries Scotland |
| The Cairngorms National Park Authority |
| Tourism and hospitality industry representative organisation (N=10) |
| Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers |
| British Holiday & Home Parks Association |
| Cruise Scotland |
| ETOA (European Tourism Association) |
| Scottish Beer & Pub Association |
| Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group |
| Scottish Tourism Alliance |
| The National Caravan Council |
| UK Hospitality |
| UKinbound |
| Tourism development or promotion organisation (N=11) |
| Argyll and the Isles Tourism Cooperative |
| Culture Aberdeen |
| Destination Orkney |
| Explore Kintyre & Gigha |
| Lanarkshire Area Tourism Partnership |
| Moray Speyside Tourism |
| Outer Hebrides Tourism CIC |
| Shetland Tourism Association |
| Visit West Lothian |
| VisitArran Ltd. |
| Wild Scotland |
| Trades union, political party or campaign organisation (N=5) |
| Edinburgh Trade Union Council |
| Equity |
| Glasgow Labour Group |
| Living Rent & 38 Degrees |
| Unite the union Scotland |
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