{"id":15865,"date":"2022-08-08T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T00:31:00","slug":"still-tourist-tax-majorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there still a tourist tax in majorca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#is-majorca-still-charging-tourist-tax\" title=\"Is Majorca still charging tourist tax?\">Is Majorca still charging tourist tax?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#how-much-is-the-tourist-tax-in-majorca-2022\" title=\"How much is the tourist tax in Majorca 2022?\">How much is the tourist tax in Majorca 2022?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#is-the-tourist-tax-in-majorca-per-person-or-per-room\" title=\"Is the tourist tax in Majorca per person or per room?\">Is the tourist tax in Majorca per person or per room?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#do-you-have-to-pay-to-enter-majorca\" title=\"Do you have to pay to enter Majorca?\">Do you have to pay to enter Majorca?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#how-does-tourist-tax-work\" title=\"How does tourist tax work?\">How does tourist tax work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#is-tourist-tax-included-in-booking-com\" title=\"Is tourist tax included in booking com?\">Is tourist tax included in booking com?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#does-the-uk-charge-a-tourist-tax\" title=\"Does the UK charge a tourist tax?\">Does the UK charge a tourist tax?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/majorca\/still-tourist-tax-majorca\/#why-are-tourists-charged-more\" title=\"Why are tourists charged more?\">Why are tourists charged more?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-majorca-still-charging-tourist-tax\"><\/span>Is Majorca still charging tourist tax?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In Spain, the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza) charges tourists between 1 and 4 euros per person per night for a holiday stay, and Catalonia (Barcelona) currently charges between 0.45 and 2.25 euros per person per night.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-much-is-the-tourist-tax-in-majorca-2022\"><\/span>How much is the tourist tax in Majorca 2022?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The new rates are 4\u20ac for those staying in luxury hotels, 3\u20ac for mid-range accommodation, 2\u20ac for cruise passengers and cheaper hotels and apartments, and 1\u20ac per person per day for campers and hostel guests. Those under the age of 16 are exempt.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-the-tourist-tax-in-majorca-per-person-or-per-room\"><\/span>Is the tourist tax in Majorca per person or per room?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Visitors to the Balearic Islands are required to pay the Balearic Tourism Tax (Sustainable Tourism Tax) during their stay. The rates are chargeable per person per night. There is a 50&#37; reduction after eight nights.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"do-you-have-to-pay-to-enter-majorca\"><\/span>Do you have to pay to enter Majorca?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Spain. If you&#39;re heading to Ibiza or Majorca, you&#39;ll have to pay a tourist tax. The Sustainable Tourist Tax, which applies to holiday accommodation on Spain&#39;s Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera), also applies to each holidaymaker aged 16 or over.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-does-tourist-tax-work\"><\/span>How does tourist tax work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They&#39;re a controversial tactic and far from an ideal solution, but also a direct result of overtourism and so likely to continue. What are tourist taxes? Tourism taxes are small fees usually levied indirectly through accommodation providers or holiday companies, and typically aimed at overnight visitors.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-tourist-tax-included-in-booking-com\"><\/span>Is tourist tax included in booking com?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Expedia, Airbnb, Home away etc. are all still listing prices excluding city tax so I&#39;m surprised booking.com are including the tourist tax in the final price as on websites like Trivago they now appear more expensive than the other OTA&#39;s.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"does-the-uk-charge-a-tourist-tax\"><\/span>Does the UK charge a tourist tax?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In July 2020 the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced a series of initiatives to boost job creation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, including a temporary 5&#37; VAT rate on most tourist and hospitality-related activities.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-are-tourists-charged-more\"><\/span>Why are tourists charged more?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The prevailing idea behind why tourists pay more is that it allows locals to visit sites in their own country rather than having them hijacked by foreign tourists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Majorca still charging tourist tax? 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