Tax to pay at the end of holiday.

Pollycat

pattycake wrote: »

We went to Rome a couple of years ago and the tourist tax at that time was €5 per person per night. It was payable even for our 10 year old granddaughter although her younger sibling was exempt. We stayed for 5 nights so quite an amount to pay but we were aware before we travelled and it’s just part of what it costs to go to fabulous places!

I believe the Greek tax is per room.
We paid 50 cents per night for our self catering apartment.

Good luck to the OP in finding a cheap offer to offset this tax.

ETA:
To put things into perspective for the OP, even domestic tourists have to pay.

PompeyPete

Some countries, e.g.Turkey and Thailand have a heavy 'Sin' Tax on alcohol. Where does the income on that go.....probably keeps the collectors of the Tax in Fine Scotch.

Same goes for many Visa Fees, especially those which are as good as automatically dished out on payment of the fee.

ToxicWomble

Try staying In a high end Las Vegas hotel, you would be in for a surprise then.

Barbados has a similar tourist tax, although when we were there a couple of years ago it was voluntary.

I think In the past we have had to pay this in Amsterdam as well.

I do agree that it would/should be easy enough to lump this in with the holiday cost at booking but it probably due to how payments and billings are set up

bradders1983

ToxicWomble wrote: »

Try staying In a high end Las Vegas hotel, you would be in for a surprise then.

Barbados has a similar tourist tax, although when we were there a couple of years ago it was voluntary.

I think In the past we have had to pay this in Amsterdam as well.

I do agree that it would/should be easy enough to lump this in with the holiday cost at booking but it probably due to how payments and billings are set up

If the OP was paying £1020 now, rather than £1000 now and £20 on check-out, doesnt really change anything does it?

Doshwaster

ToxicWomble wrote: »

I do agree that it would/should be easy enough to lump this in with the holiday cost at booking but it probably due to how payments and billings are set up

In some parts of the world tourist taxes are included in the hotel/package booking but it will depend on what the local laws say about how it should be paid.

Several cities in the UK, including Brighton and Edinburgh, have considered imposing a tourist or hotel stay tax but as far as I know none have implemented it yet

Edinburgh were proposing £2 per room per night
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46797446

I have no problem with such taxes as long as they go back into improving facilities for visitors or elevating some of the problems they cause.

pattycake

Pollycat wrote: »

I believe the Greek tax is per room.
We paid 50 cents per night for our self catering apartment.

Good luck to the OP in finding a cheap offer to offset this tax.

ETA:
To put things into perspective for the OP, even domestic tourists have to pay.

That maybe, Pollycat, but Rome is in Italy. It was definitely €5 per person per night.

Westin

Amsterdam has also started imposing a tax on tourist accommodation, including holiday rentals, on top of the city's existing tourist tax. The city now charges €3 pppn on hotel rooms and €1 pppn at campsites in addition to a 7% tourist tax. Children under 16 are exempt.

Additionally, for those just visiting for the day by cruise or river boat, a 'day tripper tax' of €8 will apply.

I think more and more destinations will start to levy these extra taxes. I could well be argued that its fair given the use and strain of local infrastructure.

Pollycat

pattycake wrote: »

That maybe, Pollycat, but Rome is in Italy. It was definitely €5 per person per night.

I do know a little about geography...:D
The OP was looking at a holiday in Majorca (which isn't in Italy).
I was merely adding additional comments about a different country. As you did.

pattycake

Pollycat wrote: »

I do know a little about geography...:D
The OP was looking at a holiday in Majorca (which isn't in Italy).
I was merely adding additional comments about a different country. As you did.

Ok, I see but as you highlighted my comment regarding the tax being per person, I thought you were correcting me!

Additionally, the OP maybe interested to know that at the present time The Canary Islands do not impose a tourist tax.

bradders1983

pattycake wrote: »

Ok, I see but as you highlighted my comment regarding the tax being per person, I thought you were correcting me!

Additionally, the OP maybe interested to know that at the present time The Canary Islands do not impose a tourist tax.

On the flip side, holidays there are likely to cost more. Paying more to go somewhere else rather than going to Majorca because you have to pay a very small tourist tax is very much cutting your nose off to spite your face in this instance.