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Barcelona will raise the tourist tax again next week

2024-03-27 13:32:55Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Barcelona will raise the tourist tax again next week

Barcelona's tourist tax will increase again on April 1st. Since 2012, the visitor hotspot has added a fee on top of the region-wide tourism tax. In 2022, the city authorities announced that the fee will increase over the next two years. The city surcharge varies depending on the type of visitor accommodation and is only applied to official tourist accommodation. Barcelona is Spain's most visited city and continues to struggle with overcrowding.

Visitors to Barcelona must pay the regional tourist tax and the city-wide surcharge. The regional tax varies depending on the type of accommodation you are staying at. For four-star hotels it is 1.70 euros, for rental accommodation such as Airbnb it is 2.25 euros and for five-star and luxury hotels it is 3.50 euros. Cruise passengers spending less than 12 hours in the city pay €3 in the region, while those spending more than 12 hours pay €2.

The city tax, which applies to a maximum stay of seven nights, has been steadily increasing. In April 2023, it increased from 1.75 euros to 2.75 euros for all types of stay. From April 2024, it will increase again to 3.25 euros. From 1 April 2024, visitors to Barcelona will have to pay the city €3.25 on top of the regional tourist tax – an increase of €0.50 per night.

This means that guests in five-star accommodation will pay a total of €6.75 per night – €47.25 per person for a week's stay. In rental accommodation, the fees add up to €5.50 per night or €38.50 for a one-week stay, on top of the nightly cost of accommodation.

Day cruise passengers will pay 6.25 euros. The idea behind this is to encourage "quality" tourism in large numbers, according to the city's mayor. Barcelona authorities have said that the increased tourist tax aims to attract 'quality' tourism over the large number of visitors.

The city sees an average of 32 million visitors a year, many of whom arrive by cruise ship. In 2022, the Catalan capital launched new measures to curb disruption from guided tours, including noise restrictions and one-way systems. The increase in the tourist tax, which is shared between the Generalitat of Barcelona and the City Council, will also strengthen the city's budget.

Authorities hope the toll will bring in up to €100m by 2024. The council said the revenue would be used to fund the city's infrastructure, including road improvements, bus services and escalators.

Barcelona is not the only tourist hotspot in Spain that taxes visitors to cover their impact. The Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera) charge a nightly fee of 1-4 euros for every vacationer over 16 years old. Known as the Sustainable Tourism Tax, it is used to promote best tourism practices and preserve the nature of the islands.

Valencia planned to introduce a similar measure late last year, but it was scrapped after the 2023 election. It would have seen travelers pay between 50 cents and 2 euros for a night of up to seven nights.


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