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England plans new ‘tourist tax’ for overnight stays
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: England’s regional mayors were set to be given new powers to introduce a levy on overnight stays, enabling local authorities to raise funds for transport, infrastructure and the visitor economy, according to plans announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ahead of this week’s Budget. The new proposal would allow mayors […]
Decree to seal off illegal rentals passed by Balearic government
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Government of the Balearic Islands has passed an administrative simplification decree that will allow island councils and town halls to seal off holiday rental properties that are being operated illegally.
Tourist tax launches in first UK city
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Manchester has become the first city in the UK to introduce a tourist tax, which will cost an additional £1 per night for accommodation stays.
Airbnb to introduce Community Fund in Edinburgh
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: Airbnb is to donate £5 from every booking in Edinburgh to local causes by launching a new Community Fund that the home-sharing platform believes will lead to a “rebalancing” of tourism. The Community Fund has been established in place of an obligatory tourist tax, otherwise known as a ‘transient visitor levy’, following the halting […]
Additional Amsterdam tourist tax implemented
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Travellers visiting and staying in Amsterdam will now have to pay more in tourist tax to stay overnight in Airbnb rentals, hotels and even campsites in the Dutch capital city. As of 1 January, tourists will now be paying an extra three euros [$3.37] per night when staying at short-term rentals or hotels in […]
Amsterdam set to be highest tourist tax-charging European city
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Amsterdam is set to place a levy on travellers staying in Airbnb rentals, a move which would make the Dutch capital the highest tourist tax-charging European city, according to The Telegraph. The implementation of the levy is the city’s latest bid to curb overtourism, given the proliferation of rentals being rented out for maximum […]