Published on : Saturday, May 2, 2020
Currently, the tourists pay approximately £3.50 a night, depending on the category of their accommodation and the time of year, meaning couples face paying an extra £50 for a seven-night holiday.
Now the tourist tax was doubled in 2018, despite huge opposition, and brings the government approximately €1.8 million (£1.5 million) annually. This also gives Majorca and Ibiza to avoid mass tourism.
The hoteliers claim it is going to be hard enough to recover from the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic without putting further obstacles in the way of Brits who will be looking at value for money when they eventually start travelling abroad again.
As a result of the damage being caused to tourism by the coronavirus pandemic, the hospitality industry say that the continuation of the tourist tax would severely hinder the recovery of Majorca , Menorca and Ibiza, as the islands would be facing a great deal of competition with a reduced market.
The President of Tourism Promotion of Ibiza, Alejandro Sancho said the call to scrap the tourism tax for 2020 and 2021 was being repeatedly made during all meetings to discuss the recovery plan from coronavirus.
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