Travelers to Amsterdam will pay a 12.5% tourist tax in 2024 

14-10-23

If you like to travel internationally and spend time in Europe, you'll want to know about this news. Officials in Amsterdam, a popular tourist destination in The Netherlands, recently approved a measure to increase the city's tourist tax to 12.5% starting in 2024. Any tourists visiting the city by cruise ship or spending the night will be subject to this tax.

Over-tourism is a continued problem worldwide. Increasing tourist taxes is one way some popular destinations deal with the negative growing impacts of over-tourism. Amsterdam, which sees more than 20 million visitors per year, recently announced its 2024 budget.