New tourist taxes: countries charging travellers a fee to visit from 2025

Travellers to hotspots across the globe will have to budget for tourist taxes in 2025, on top of changeable airfares and hotel fees.

Dozens of destinations around the world already charge a fee – otherwise known as a tourist tax, a city tax, a ‘landing fee’ or a ‘departure tax’ – to those visiting the area on holiday. 

Now a handful of new locations have announced new or increased tourist taxes for 2025, with others also considering introducing fees for visitors.

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Tourist taxes can range from the equivalent of a couple of pounds to hundreds in some places. They are sometimes used to offset the impacts of tourism, or to invest in local developments and the wellbeing of residents; they also have the effect of reducing visitor numbers when a destination is receiving unmanageable levels of tourism.

Read on for a round-up of hikes to consider in your travel budget for this coming year.

New tourist taxes for 2025 and beyond

Edinburgh tourist tax 2025-2026

Edinburgh has announced it is introducing Scotland’s first ever tourist tax, called The Visitor Levy. Any trips booked taking place from 24 July 2026, and booked after 1 October 2025 will be affected. 

The Visitor Levy will be added onto accommodation charges, and will apply to anyone staying in paid overnight accommodation in the city. It will extend to all visitors, including UK and Scottish residents. 

People on certain Scottish or UK benefits will be exempt, as will Gypsy and Traveller communities staying on dedicated sites. You can read more on the Edinburgh government website.

Greece tourist tax 2025

If you're planning to visit Greece between November and February, you will be expected to pay a daily tax of €2 (an increase from 50 cents). 

Visiting in high season will cost you more, with the fee raising to €8 daily between April and October. That’s an extra €56 (or £46) per person for a week-long trip. 

Portugal tourist tax 2025

Whether you pay a tourist tax in Portugal depends on the municipality you’re visiting – in 2024, at least 26 municipalities were charging a tax to visit, including many spots in Algarve and near the capital, Lisbon. Setúbal, Caminhas and Madeira all introduced a tax of €2 per person per night in 2024. Lisbon’s tourist tax doubled from €1 to €2 in September 2024. Faro’s high season tourist tax also doubled to €2, but was reduced from €1.50 to €1 for low-season visitors (November to February). The Azores will begin charging €2 per person per night from January 2025.

Thailand tourist tax 2025

Thailand’s travelling tax is expected to come into effect mid-2025. Proposals have not yet been confirmed, but it is anticipated that those who arrive by land will be expected to pay a one-off fee of 300 baht (about £6.90), and those who arrive by sea will pay 150 baht (about £3.45).

Paris tourist tax 2025

Paris has announced a set of new rules for tourist taxes for 2025. That’s after the pre-Olympics hike made in 2024 of almost 200%. There’s a tourist tax, plus a regional tax, both of which are based on your type of accommodation.  

Palace:  €15.60 per person of age, per night (pppn)

Five-star hotel: €11.38 pppn

Four-star hotel: €8.45 pppn

Three- to five-star campsite: €1.95

Unclassified accommodation, or those awaiting classification 5% of the cost per person of the overnight stay, up to €15.60.

See the full guide to Paris tourist taxes on the French government website (auto-translated from French into English).

Will there be a Wales tourist tax in 2025?

Not yet. The proposed Welsh tourist tax won’t come into effect until 2027 at the earliest. Early plans suggest a per-night levy of up to £1.25 will be charged to anyone staying in hotels, B&Bs and self-catered accommodation, in any areas where the local council has opted in.

Mogán Town, Gran Canaria tourist tax

The town of Mogán in Gran Canaria will introduce a tax of 15 cents per day for visitors staying in hotels and rental apartments. 

Popular destinations with increased tourist taxes

The below spots already introduced tourist fees during 2024.

Venice – €5 day trip fee extended

Venice introduced a daily €5 tourist charge in 2024, which will be applied to double the number of days in 2025. Visitors who book ahead will need to pay €5 (approximately £4.13) to visit the city on particular days from April to July. 

The tourist fee doubles to €10 for those who visit last-minute, booking less than four days ahead.

Amsterdam 12.5% tourist tax

In 2024, Amsterdam raised its fee for visitors to the area from 7% to 12.5%. That works out as €21.80 per night for an average room rate of €175 per person. And, in 2025, the fee for those arriving for overnight stays by river or sea will go up from €14 to €14.50 per person.

Barcelona tourist tax: 11% increase

Tourists visiting Barcelona must pay both a regional tourist tax and the city tax, which went up in April 2024 from €2.75 to €3.25 per night for up to seven nights, and then to €4 per night in October.

Barcelona’s additional regional tax has not increased, and depends on your accommodation:

Four-star hotels: €1.70

Rental accommodation like Airbnb: €2.25

Five-star and luxury hotels: €3.50

As for the rest of Spain, there are currently tourism taxes in place in wider Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. For visitors to Catalonia (outside Barcelona), there is just the regional tourist tax to pay, which is €3pppn for five-star overnight hotel stays, €1.20 for four-star stays, and 60 cents-€1 for other accommodation. 

Visitors to the Balearic Islands are also charged a ‘green tax’ of €4pppn for stays in five-star hotels, €3 for four-stars, €2 for three-stars, and €1 for hostels, campsites etc. Those rates apply only in high season (May 1-October 31). Thereafter, the rates drop to between 25 cents and €1 pppn, depending on the type of accommodation.

Learn more about Spain entry requirements in our complete guide.

EU tourist visa, also known as ETIAS

All UK holidaymakers will need an ‘e-visa’ to visit the EU from 2025, to be paid for on top of any of your destination’s country-wide, regional and city taxes. This will cost around £6 and is expected to be valid for three years, or until your passport expires.

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