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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Much of Europe already levies a tourist tax – a nice little earner for Italian hotspots

A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella during a heatwave near the Colosseum in Rome
An overnight levy or tourist tax is a serious earner for popular Italian destinations, with Rome alone making more than €200m in 2024. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

A nightly tourist tax may be unfamiliar territory in the UK, but countries in continental Europe have been cashing in on these kinds of levies for decades.

Tourists usually need to pay the tax on the day they check out of a hotel or holiday let, and are often surprised by an extra fee on top of their accommodation costs.

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