New fee will be 10 Euros per person per day.
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Edinburgh adds 5% per night tourist tax
Everyone is adding tourist taxes. Once started, they will only go up.
Continue readingSpaniards plan more anti-tourism protests
Too bad – I was planning an off season trip to Spain but have pushed it way down the priority list – it may never happen: Tourism protesters are changing…
Continue readingGeesh: $6000 for 2 nights at Disney
It would have been cheaper and far more interesting to have traveled to Europe instead.
Continue readingBarcelona tourism to drop “Visit Barcelona” slogan
Barcelona’s tourism promotion will change slogans, seeks to have fewer visitors spending more money.
Continue readingMore: Spainards tell tourists “Go Home”
And it worked! We’ve canceled our plans to eventually visit Spain.
Continue readingYes: Has Hawaii tourism become too expensive?
Besides high hotel prices, Hawaii has tacked on its own taxes and surcharges – to the point that “fees” and taxes exceed the base price.
Continue reading20% of Gen Z says they intend to travel internationally in 2024
And 42% say they will take out loans/take on debt to fund their trips. 47% of millenials say they will borrow money to travel in 2024. This debt-be-damned mentality worries…
Continue readingBarcelona increases “tourist tax”
Will now be Euro 3.25 per person per night: What travelers should know about Barcelona’s tourist tax increase (usatoday.com)
Continue readingHawaii set to ban AirBnb, VRBO short term rentals
The state may start banning short term rentals due to the high costs of housing, and shortage on Maui due to the fire.
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