Amsterdam tourist tax to hit 12.5%, the highest in the EU

Amsterdam will have the highest tourist tax in Europe when a new hike takes place next year, the city’s finance chief Hester van Buren told Dutch News on Thursday. The city is planning to put up the tax on overnight stays to 12.5% of the cost of the hotel room, while cruise ship passengers will pay €11 per person rather than €8. In total, the changes mean tourists will pay an average of €22 a night in tax rather than...