Tourist Tax increased in Mallorca | Tourists heading to Majorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Malta will be facing an increased ‘tourist tax’ as holiday bosses cash in on surge in bookings to Spain after ISIS attacks in France, Belgium, Turkey, Egypt and the Near East. This dubious tax will be between 1.50 to 2.00 euros per night per person paid to hotels from July 1, 2016. Those tourists who have already paid for their holidays in advance will be forced to pay the additional fee after arrival. Thanks to ISIS, all four mentioned Balearic islands will most likely welcome a new record number of holiday makers this year. Some three million British and 2.5 million German tourists will flock to the Balearics, which also includes the island of Formentera. The authorities in the Balearic government told the media, this tax will fund efforts to protect the islands’ natural resources. But for the people affected it simply looks like utter greed.
Malta is the latest Mediterranean country to adopt the ‘tourist tax.’ Visitors to Malta will be charged 0.50 euros per night from June 1, 2016. There will be a 5 euro visitor cap for persons over the age of 18. Malta attracts approx. two million visitors every year. Some extra €6 million in revenue could be netted as a result. One can do A LOT of nature protection with this money …
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