Alongside Rome, London already has some of the highest hotel prices among European capitals, and B&B rates are similarly high. I would not like to guess demand elasticity, which is obviously influenced by the prices of other tourist spending items like food (medium to high), clothes (low) and entertainment (high to astronomical), but there is probably not much scope for a hotel surcharge. Rome charges €4 - €10 per person per night.
I think the museums question is an interesting one too. A report in March by a think tank called taxing tourists entrance fees “logistically complex as well as ideologically at odds with the global collections that the UK has accumulated”.
Alongside Rome, London already has some of the highest hotel prices among European capitals, and B&B rates are similarly high. I would not like to guess demand elasticity, which is obviously influenced by the prices of other tourist spending items like food (medium to high), clothes (low) and entertainment (high to astronomical), but there is probably not much scope for a hotel surcharge. Rome charges €4 - €10 per person per night.
Telegraph had a good range of various price levels for taxes in different jurisdictions. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/how-tourist-taxes-took-over-the-world/
London is so expensive for tourists and residents alike that I'm confident there's scope for a small fee on top.
I think the museums question is an interesting one too. A report in March by a think tank called taxing tourists entrance fees “logistically complex as well as ideologically at odds with the global collections that the UK has accumulated”.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/03/07/tourist-admission-fees-at-uk-national-museums-would-be-ideologically-at-odds-with-their-global-collections-says-new-report