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The tax at the Balearic Islands will go into effect on July 1 and will affect everyone over the age of 16. People on holiday will pay a tax per night that they stay on the island and it will be a progressive scale with the level of accommodation – taking the assumption that those who are paying for a nicer hotel can afford slightly more tax.
It will start at 50 cents per person per night for campers or staying in a hostel, increasing up to €2 for a night in a luxury hotel. The tax will be halved after staying eight.
The law is expected to raise about €80 million annually, which will go to sustainable tourism initiatives and the conservation of natural spaces.
Malta will add its own ‘eco-tax’ on visitors this summer as well of 0.50 Euros a night at hotels starting at the beginning of June.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in