An August 2024 survey analyzed the opinions of Europeans on introducing a tourist tax fee to enter popular global cities to limit overtourism. As of that month, 54 percent of respondents in Spain either strongly or somewhat supported this idea. While 53 percent of the sample in Denmark said the same, less than half of surveyed Italians and Britons supported this initiative.
Opinions of Europeans on introducing a tourist tax fee to enter popular cities to reduce overtourism worldwide as of August 2024, by country
¹ Total survey count. The number of respondents by country was as follows: 2,189 in Great Britain, 1,013 in France, 2,301 in Germany, 1,026 in Denmark, 1,021 in Sweden, 1,060 in Spain, and 1,011 in Italy.
The source phrased the survey question as follows: "The following are all actions that popular tourist cities/destinations have taken or proposed as a way to reduce over-tourism. For each of the following, please say whether you would support or oppose each suggestion - Requiring tourists to pay a 'tourist tax' fee to enter popular cities".
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YouGov. (September 12, 2024). Opinions of Europeans on introducing a tourist tax fee to enter popular cities to reduce overtourism worldwide as of August 2024, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493496/opinions-tourist-tax-fee-against-overtourism-europe/
YouGov. "Opinions of Europeans on introducing a tourist tax fee to enter popular cities to reduce overtourism worldwide as of August 2024, by country ." Chart. September 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493496/opinions-tourist-tax-fee-against-overtourism-europe/
YouGov. (2024). Opinions of Europeans on introducing a tourist tax fee to enter popular cities to reduce overtourism worldwide as of August 2024, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493496/opinions-tourist-tax-fee-against-overtourism-europe/
YouGov. "Opinions of Europeans on Introducing a Tourist Tax Fee to Enter Popular Cities to Reduce Overtourism Worldwide as of August 2024, by Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493496/opinions-tourist-tax-fee-against-overtourism-europe/
YouGov, Opinions of Europeans on introducing a tourist tax fee to enter popular cities to reduce overtourism worldwide as of August 2024, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493496/opinions-tourist-tax-fee-against-overtourism-europe/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Opinions of Europeans on introducing a tourist tax fee to enter popular cities to reduce overtourism worldwide as of August 2024, by country [Graph], YouGov, September 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493496/opinions-tourist-tax-fee-against-overtourism-europe/