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.
