While Venice plans to roll out a long-postponed daytrippers tourist tax in 2024, likely implementing it in spring, Amsterdam is set to increase the cost of its tourist tax. This measure is part of its approach to tackling overtourism.
Amsterdam is renowned for its canals, its cycling culture, its museums and its red light district as well as .. its tourist tax! It's the most expensive one in Europe, and that's not about to change. The city's authorities announced that this tax, which concerns visitors, is set to rise next year to 12.5%. Concretely, this will mean adding 21.80 euros to the price of a night's stay if a traveler pays 175 euros for a room (compared to 15.25 euros now). Currently, the tourist tax in Amsterdam is 7%, plus three euros per night. This lump sum will be abolished if the bill is definitively adopted, reveals the Dutch capital's local television station AT5.