AMSTERDAM UPS TOURIST TAX IN A BID TO MITIGATE OVERTOURISM

Highlights:

• Travelers to Amsterdam to pay tourist tax of 7% + £2.56 per person per night
• Short-stay accommodation to be 10% of the turnover excluding VAT and tourist tax

In 2018 alone, 19 million tourists descended on this city of 850,000 residents. Annual visitors' numbers are increasing steadily. Femke Halsema, Mayor of Amsterdam expects about 20 milli....