The great tourist tax boom
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Venice, which imposed overnight accommodation duties in 2011, brought in precedent-setting fees for day trippers in 2024.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Stephanie Stacey, Barney Jopson and Leo Lewis
These duties are proving more efficient at providing a fiscal fillip than at keeping the waves of tourists in check in the world’s most famous destinations.
From the ancient city of Kyoto to Barcelona, Malta and the Maldives, countries and cities around the world are increasing taxes on tourists.