Amsterdam raises tourist tax

by VTV430 September 2019 Last updated at 18:37 PM

(Photo: Getty Images)
(Photo: Getty Images)

VTV.vn - The Dutch capital will be adding a levy of nearly 3,3 USD per person per night for travelers staying overnight in hotels.

That's in addition to the 7% of the room rate it currently charges. The move means that a night in a one-star hotel in Amsterdam will almost certainly incur a higher tax levy than the top five-star hotels in other major European capitals. The new levy will come into effect on January 1 next year.

Amsterdam, a city of 850,000, is unable to cope with the 18 million tourists who visit each year. Amsterdam has been plagued by over-tourism. Yet, a spokesperson for Amsterdam city council denied that the raised taxes were planned to deter tourists, calling it a point of "principle" to make visitors pay their way in the city.

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