The Spanish city of Valencia is set to scrap its previously planned tourism tax, according to reports.
The city had planned to charge tourists staying in hotels for up to a week €2 per night, from the beginning of January.
However, there has been a change of leadership in the Valencia Region and new president Carlos Mazon has scrapped the idea, calling such a tax “unfair and unnecessary”, according to a report by TTG.
“This tax directly attacks the way our sector operates. We want to tell you – with complete clarity – Valencia will be a tax-free destination for tourism,” Mr Mazon was quoted as saying.
A growing number of cities and regions around Europe and further afield – from Wales and Scotland via Manchester, Barcelona and Amsterdam to Thailand – are applying additional taxes on tourist visitors in order to raise extra funds to either improve their tourism product or pay for local amenities.
