In 2019, tourists are waiting for new taxes

In Japan Exit tax – 1000 yen (about 8.9 US dollars or about 600 rubles) – will be taken from citizens and tourists. Sayonara tax will be automatically included in the ticket price. The innovation will not affect transit travelers and those who travel in the country and spent less than a day, and children under two years. The funds will be used to improve tourist infrastructure at airports, increase the number of foreign multilingual guides and free Wi-Fi in public transport.

 

Croatia It will increase the daily tourist tax by 25% during peak season. The innovation should affect all accommodation facilities, the exception will be camping, for them the amount of deductions will not change.

 

The innovation should not significantly affect the wallet of tourists: the tax will increase by about 8-10 Kuna, i.e. by 30 cents of the United States, or 20 rubles. Croatian Tourism Minister Gary Cappelli is confident that even after the increase, this fee remains one of the lowest.

 

New Zealand intends to collect a tax on guests at the entrance to the country, it will be 35 US dollars (more than 2300 rubles).

 

Only residents of Australia and the Pacific Islands will be exempt from it, tourists from distant countries will have to pay. The bill is being discussed by MPs and is expected to be adopted by mid-2019. The funds will be used for tourism development and environmental programs.

 

Since 2019 at the Algarve resort (Portugal) in the high season - from March to October - each tourist per day will be charged 1.5 euros.

 

The tax does not need to be paid to travelers who stay in hotels and hostels for more than seven nights, and children under 12 years old. The tax rate is expected to be the same for all accommodation facilities. The funds will be used to maintain the tourist infrastructure.

 

In our country, the tax on the use of resort infrastructure earned in a number of southern regions of the country. Since May, Krasnodar and Altai Krai, Stavropol region took part in the experiment. In Crimea, the fee can be introduced in 2019. In the future, this tax may be extended to the whole country.