Amsterdam increases tourist tax

City of Amsterdam will be adding a levy of €3 per person per night for travelers staying overnight in hotel in addition to the 7% of the room rate it currently charges. Amsterdam already has one of the highest tourist taxes in Europe, and now the overtourism-plagued city is adding another levy for travelers https://t.co/HnXBkxOVVt —…

Liguria stops hotel funding for migrants

The Italian region Liguria decision, backed by the centre right and opposed by the centre left, the 5-Star Movement and left-wing parties, excludes hotels and hostels that hosted migrants under the SPRAR system from getting funding for tourist revamps. LIGURIA, STOP CONTRIBUTI AGLI HOTEL CHE OSPITANO MIGRANTI https://t.co/lZEHIzbdKu — Lega – Salvini Premier (@LegaSalvini) May…