BRITS have been warned a popular European vacation destination is set to hike their daily tourist charge - for the second time this year. Holidaymakers travelling to Barcelona, in Spain, will see the tax raise once again from October. The famous city announced their latest crack down on overtourism, in a fresh wave of measures.
As well as an increase on daily tourist charges , there will be a full ban on holiday apartments. It comes after the cosmopolitan capital previously upped their traveller tax from €2.75 (£2.
33) to €3.25 (£2.75) in April.
Now, holidaymakers will be forced to fork out €4 (£3.39) for city tax from October to enjoy the beauties Barcelona has to offer. Regional tourist tax is charged measured where you're staying.
A luxury hotel will set you back €3.50 (£2.96), while an Airbnb will only be €2.
25 (£1.90). Meanwhile, the city tax is flat rate charged per night, for up to seven nights.
This means from October, a tourist will have to pay a total of €52.50 (£44.43) to stay in a five-star hotel for a week.
The figure includes the €3.50 per night in regional tax, and €4 per night in city tax. Meanwhile, a ban on short-term holiday rentals is due to be implemented in 2028.
It comes after the Barcelona city council vowed to promote "quality tourism". At present, around 32million holidaymakers arrive per year. The boost in funds is also due to raise their annual income from €95 million (£80M) to €115 million (£97M).
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