Many European travel destinations have introduced taxes on accommodation services for tourists as a way to discourage overcrowding and work towards a more sustainable type of tourism. Barcelona, one of Europe’s most visited cities, also carries out such taxation. In addition, the Barcelona city council added on June 1st, 2021 a surcharge of originally 0.75 euros to the already established tax, which was calculated based on the category of the accommodation establishment. This surcharge has since then increased by one euro each April 1st, pushing the total tourist tax fee up. Since the beginning of April 2024, for example, visitors staying in 5-star and luxury hotels in Barcelona must pay 6.75 euros per night, whereas the fee for lower accommodation services amounts to 4.25 euros per night.
Which accommodation types are offered in Barcelona?
Hotels are the first accommodation choice among tourists in Barcelona. In 2022, hotel establishments welcomed nearly seven million guests, which accounts for seven out of ten overnight visitors that year. But this choice also depends on the number of nights people decide to stay in the city. For instance, guesthouses and inns had an average length of stay of 4.3 nights in 2022, while hotel guests only stayed 2.6 nights on average.
Tourist tax in Barcelona, Spain as of April 2024, by type of accommodation
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Generalitat de Catalunya. (March 10, 2024). Tourist tax in Barcelona, Spain as of April 2024, by type of accommodation (in euros per person and night) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/773883/tourist-accommodation-tax-in-barcelona-spain/
Generalitat de Catalunya. "Tourist tax in Barcelona, Spain as of April 2024, by type of accommodation (in euros per person and night)." Chart. March 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/773883/tourist-accommodation-tax-in-barcelona-spain/
Generalitat de Catalunya. (2024). Tourist tax in Barcelona, Spain as of April 2024, by type of accommodation (in euros per person and night). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/773883/tourist-accommodation-tax-in-barcelona-spain/
Generalitat de Catalunya. "Tourist Tax in Barcelona, Spain as of April 2024, by Type of Accommodation (in Euros per Person and Night)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/773883/tourist-accommodation-tax-in-barcelona-spain/
Generalitat de Catalunya, Tourist tax in Barcelona, Spain as of April 2024, by type of accommodation (in euros per person and night) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/773883/tourist-accommodation-tax-in-barcelona-spain/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Tourist tax in Barcelona, Spain as of April 2024, by type of accommodation (in euros per person and night) [Graph], Generalitat de Catalunya, March 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/773883/tourist-accommodation-tax-in-barcelona-spain/