Tourist tax in Barcelona 2024, by accommodation type
Europe’s most visited cities, also carries out such taxation. In addition, the Barcelona city council added on June 1st, 2021 a surcharge of originally 0.75 euros to the already established tax, which was calculated based on the category of the accommodation establishment. This surcharge has since then increased by one euro each April 1st, pushing the total tourist tax fee up. Since the beginning of April 2024, for example, visitors staying in 5-star and luxury hotels in Barcelona must pay 6.75 euros per night, whereas the fee for lower accommodation services amounts to 4.25 euros per night.
Many European travel destinations have introduced taxes on accommodation services for tourists as a way to discourage overcrowding and work towards a more sustainable type of tourism. Barcelona, one of