COUNTRIES around the world charge a tourist tax to Brits who visit and stay for a holiday.
The amount is often added to the bill at your hotel – so you might never have noticed that you've paid it.
However, from this year, more countries are being added to the list of places Brits must fork out additional cash just for visiting.
We've rounded up the holiday destinations Brits will need to pay a tourist tax to visit in 2022.
The EU
Following Brexit, UK citizens must follow the same rules as non-EU countries and pay to enter the 26 European states which make up the Schengen Area.
This includes popular holiday destinations Spain, Portugal, France and Greece.
Before travelling, Brits will need to fill out a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) at a cost of €7.
Applicants will be asked for information about their identity, passport, education, job, recent travel and criminal convictions.
People aged under 18 or over 70 will be exempt.
The visa-waiving form can be applied for online and is valid for three years or until your passport expires.
The government is yet to launch the website but it is expected the ETIAS will be introduced by the end of 2022.
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Spain
Brits going on holiday to Benidorm could have to fork out more if a new tourist tax is introduced.
The Valencian government wants to introduce the tax which would see tourists pay a fee for each night they stay.
The rate has not yet been decided, but suggestions of between 50 cents and €2 per night (42p-£1.68).
For a two-week holiday in Benidorm, that could cost a family of four an additional £94.
Holidaymakers heading to the Balearic Islands – including Ibiza and Majorca – have to pay the Sustainable Tourism Tax which varies from 84p to £3.35 per night depending on the type of accommodation.
France
Travellers staying overnight in France need to pay a taxe de séjour, which is added to a visitor's accommodation bill.
The amount varies from 17p to £3.35 per night.
Greece
Visitors staying in Greece must pay the country's Overnight Stay Tax which applies to all types of accommodation.
The amount you pay varies from 42p to £3.35 depending on the official rating of your accommodation.
You'll be asked to pay it when you arrive and check in.
The US
A hotel tax or lodging tax is charged in most of the US to travellers when they rent accommodation at a hotel, motel or house.
The amount is a percentage of the room cost and it's collected when payment is made for the accommodation.
Wales
Wales is looking to introduce a levy for all overnight visitors to help pay for local services.
It hasn't been confirmed how much the tourist tax would be if it goes ahead. but the Welsh Government will start the proposals from autumn 2022.
Portugal
Brits heading to Portugal must pay the Municipal Tourist Tax, which costs around £1.67 per night.
The tax is only applicable to guests who are aged 13 and over and you only have to pay it on the first seven days of your stay.
Italy
Venice is set to introduce a new fee from this year where tourists must pre-book and pay a day rate to enter.
Visitors will have to pay €5 and pass through a turnstile in order to enter the city.
The tax is being introduced to tackle the problem of overtourism.
If the city is too full, then the electric turnstiles will stop tourists from being able to enter.
Holidaymakers staying in hotels in Venice, as well as residents and kids under six, will not have to pay the fee.
Croatia
Visitors to Croatia must pay a tax of 10 Kuna per night, which works out at around £1.11.
Germany
Germany has what is known as the Bed Tax where visitors are charged per night they stay in the country.
The amount varies from 42p to £4.18 per night, or five per cent of the room bill depending on the type of accommodation.
Thailand
From April onwards, each tourist will be charged 300 Baht (£6.60) per visit.
The fee is being introduced to develop attractions and cover insurance for foreigners unable to pay costs themselves, senior officials said.
Here are the other countries that impose a tourist tax on Brits:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- The Netherlands
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
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