Here's Where Tourist Taxes Are Surging Around the World

If you love to travel, chances are you love international travel even more than its domestic counterpart—and as you might've guessed, you're not alone.

With travel in full bloom since the peak pandemic days, popular cities and destinations have reported sky-high tourism numbers in the past two years. While that is, on one hand, an excellent thing for a city's local economy and its tourism industry, it can also pose a threat to the city itself. That threat has a name, and it's overtourism, which can lead to damage to the environment as well as a city's culture and heritage, not to mention the alienation of local residents, a poor tourist experience, and overloaded infrastructure, among other challenges.

To curb the phenomenon and help make the tourism industry more sustainable, many cities across the globe have opted for a monetary solution through a tourist tax—or, if one already existed, they increased the fee of it. Other cities, like Como, Italy, haven't laid out an exact plan for a tourist tax but have announced that one is in the works.

This year, many bucket-list destinations made headlines for introducing or renewing their tourist fees, while others are still mulling it all over. To help you better plan your next vacation abroad (especially from a financial standpoint), we put together a handy guide featuring all the hottest destinations that have recently added new tourist fees or increased the preexisting ones.

The latest addition to this list is the ever-popular Bali. On Wednesday, the city's latest tourist tax regulation went into effect, and travelers can now choose whether to pay the fee in advance via the Love Bali website or pay upon their arrival at a cashless bank counter (at either the airport or the harbor). According to the authorities, the move will help both boost tourism and preserve the city's culture and tradition.

This guide will be updated based on any new tourist fee plans announced.

When: Already in place
New tourist tax cost: 12.5% of overnight stay (compared to previous 7%); for cruises, tourist tax is €11 (roughly $12) per person per day (compared to previous €8 (roughly $9)

When: Already in place
New tourist tax cost: 150,000 IDR (roughly $10) per person

When: Already in place (started on April 1)
New tourist tax cost: €4 starting in October (about $4.30 per person per night only paid for the first seven consecutive days; compared to the previous €2.75 per night, which is about $3; and the current €3.25, which is about $3.50)

When: Already in place (started on January 1)
New tourist tax cost: 333 ISK (roughly $2.40) per overnight stay; for cruises, 1000 ISK (roughly $7.20) per overnight stay

When: Already in place (started on April 1, 2023)
New tourist tax cost: £1 (roughly $1.25) per room per night

When: Already in place (started in June 2023)
New tourist tax cost: €2 (roughly $2.1) per night during high season (April to October) and €1 (roughly $1) during the rest of the year (November to March) for a maximum of five nights in a row

When: Already in place (started in 2023)
New tourist tax cost: 300 baht (roughly $9) if arriving by air and 150 baht (approximately $4) if arriving by land or water. The fee must only be paid once

When: Not yet defined, expected in 2024
New tourist tax cost: €2 (roughly $2.1) compared to previous €0.50 (approximately $0.53)

When: Already in place (on peak weekends and other days between April and mid-July for a total of 29 days and only during peak hours from 8:30 am until 4 pm)
New tourist tax cost: €5 (roughly $5.4) for daily visitors (overnight travelers and locals are exempt)

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