Tourist tax changes in 2027: what changes, when and how much

13 tourist tax changes in 2027 already have an official date, from 1 January 2027 to 1 October 2027: Turkey returns to 2%, Okinawa starts a new tax and the Quintana Roo Visitax (Mexico) follows the new UMA on 1 February, Wakkanai and Shirahama start new taxes on 1 March, Cardiff starts the Welsh visitor levy at £1.30, Catalonia, Barcelona and Tokyo change on 1 April, when Tomakomai, Yamagata, Fujiyoshida, Fujikawaguchiko, Unzen, Kagoshima and Ibusuki start new taxes and Nagasaki changes its bands, on 1 July Vienna goes to 8% and Mexico raises its fee for cruise passengers, and Kitahiroshima starts a new tax on 1 October.

We list a change only when an official act or tax authority page gives the date and the amount. List updated on 31 October 2026.

At a glance

1. 1Jan 2027

   Turkey (whole country)

   New 2% of the accommodation price excluding VAT

   Before 1%

   The accommodation tax goes back to the 2% rate in the law, from 1% since 1 May 2026, because Presidential Decision 11263 sets 1% only until 31 December 2026. This applies unless a new Presidential decision published in the Official Gazette changes the rate again.

   Official source: Presidential Decision No. 11263, Official Gazette (Resmî Gazete) No. 33240, 1 May 2026 · checked on 26 October 2026

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2. 1Feb 2027

   Okinawa (Japan)

   New 2% of the room-only price per person per night (rounded down to the nearest ¥1,000), up to ¥2,000

   Before no tax

   New prefectural accommodation tax on hotels, ryokan, simple lodging and minpaku. In Ishigaki, Miyakojima, Nago, Motobu, Onna and Chatan, whose own municipal taxes start the same day, it is split between prefecture (0.8% up to ¥800) and municipality (1.2% up to ¥1,200): the total stays 2%.

   Official source: Okinawa Prefecture - 沖縄県宿泊税 (Okinawa accommodation tax): start date 1 February 2027, rate, cap, exemptions · checked on 31 October 2026

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3. 1Feb 2027

   Quintana Roo (Mexico)

   New 2.50 × the 2027 UMA per foreign visitor (INEGI publishes the 2027 UMA in January 2027)

   Before MXN 293.00

   The Visitax for foreign visitors (Cancún, Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Holbox) is 2.50 UMA by law, and the UMA changes every 1 February. INEGI publishes the 2027 UMA in January 2027; this page and the calculators update when it does.

   Official source: Ley de Derechos del Estado de Quintana Roo, article 51-Octies (2.50 UMA), and INEGI, Unidad de Medida y Actualización · checked on 30 October 2026

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4. 1Mar 2027

   Wakkanai and Shirahama (Japan)

   New Wakkanai ¥200 per person per night (plus the Hokkaido tax); Shirahama ¥200 to ¥1,000 per person per night by price band

   Before Hokkaido tax only in Wakkanai; no tax in Shirahama

   Two new municipal accommodation taxes. In Wakkanai (Hokkaido) the town tax is added to the Hokkaido tax (¥100 to ¥500), so the total is ¥300 to ¥700. In Shirahama (Wakayama) children under 12 are exempt.

   Official source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - consent to the Wakkanai City accommodation tax (30 June 2026); Shirahama Town: consent of 30 September 2026 (001093325) · checked on 31 October 2026

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5. 1Apr 2027

   Cardiff (Wales)

   New £1.30 per person per night (all ages); 75p per adult per night in shared hostel rooms, bunkhouses and tent pitches

   Before no levy

   The Welsh Visitor Levy starts in Cardiff, the first council in Wales to charge it. It applies to bookings made from 28 September 2026; one booking of 32 nights or more is not charged.

   Official source: Welsh Revenue Authority (gov.wales) - Check if your council charges the levy; Visitor Levy in Wales · checked on 26 October 2026

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6. 1Apr 2027

   Catalonia (outside Barcelona)

   New 5-star €6.00 (from €4.50), 4-star €2.40 (from €1.80), tourist flats €2.50 (from €1.75), other €1.20 (from €0.90), youth hostels €1.00 (from €0.80), per person per night

   Before €0.80–€4.50

   New general rates of the Catalan tax on stays (IEET). The surcharges of Castelldefels, Esplugues, L'Hospitalet, El Prat, Sabadell and Sant Cugat change on the same day (Sant Just Desvern keeps its October 2026 surcharge).

   Official source: Agència Tributària de Catalunya - IEET rates (quota tributària) · checked on 26 October 2026

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7. 1Apr 2027

   Barcelona

   New City surcharge €6.00 per person per night (from €5.00), on top of the Catalan rate

   Before €5.00 surcharge

   The Barcelona city surcharge goes up; it rises again to €7.00 on 1 April 2028. The Catalan rate for Barcelona from April 2027 is not yet in the official table.

   Official source: Agència Tributària de Catalunya - IEET rates, table 'Barcelona ciutat i recàrrec municipal' · checked on 26 October 2026

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8. 1Apr 2027

   Tokyo (Japan)

   New 3% of the room-only price per person per night, from ¥13,000

   Before ¥100–¥200 per person per night

   The fixed ¥100/¥200 amounts are replaced by a percentage, the tax-free threshold rises from ¥10,000 to ¥13,000 per person per night, and simple lodging and minpaku are covered too. Ordinance passed on 27 March 2026, Minister's consent on 30 June 2026.

   Official source: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Taxation - 宿泊税の見直し (accommodation tax revision, from 1 April 2027) · checked on 26 October 2026

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9. 1Apr 2027

   Tomakomai, Yamagata, Fujiyoshida, Fujikawaguchiko, Unzen, Kagoshima and Ibusuki (Japan)

   New Tomakomai and Yamagata 3% of the accommodation charge; Fujiyoshida, Fujikawaguchiko, Kagoshima and Ibusuki ¥200 per person per night; Unzen ¥100 below ¥5,000 and ¥350 from ¥5,000

   Before no municipal tax

   Seven new municipal accommodation taxes on the same day, including the two Mount Fuji towns of Fujiyoshida and Fujikawaguchiko. In Tomakomai the 3% includes the Hokkaido tax.

   Official source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - 法定外税の状況 (list as of 1 October 2026: start dates of approved accommodation taxes) and the Minister's consents of 30 June, 28 August and 30 September 2026 · checked on 31 October 2026

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10. 1Apr 2027

    Nagasaki (Japan)

    New ¥100 below ¥6,000, ¥300 from ¥6,000 to ¥19,999, ¥500 from ¥20,000, per person per night

    Before ¥100 below ¥10,000, ¥200 from ¥10,000, ¥500 from ¥20,000

    New price bands for the Nagasaki City accommodation tax: the middle band now starts at ¥6,000 instead of ¥10,000 and rises from ¥200 to ¥300. Still no tax-free threshold.

    Official source: Nagasaki City - 宿泊税 (rates until 31 March 2027 and from 1 April 2027) · checked on 31 October 2026

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11. 1Jul 2027

    Vienna (Austria)

    New 8% of the accommodation price excluding VAT and breakfast (from 5%)

    Before 5%

    The Ortstaxe rises for the second year in a row.

    Official source: City of Vienna - Ortstaxe · checked on 26 October 2026

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12. 1Jul 2027

    Mexico (cruise passengers)

    New Peso equivalent of US$15 per foreign cruise passenger (until 31 July 2028, then US$21)

    Before US$10

    The federal fee paid by foreign cruise passengers on their first entry to Mexico goes up, as set by the decree of 30 June 2025 (paid in pesos at the Banco de México exchange rate). Re-entering on the same cruise stays free.

    Official source: Decree granting tax incentives on migration fees (cruise passengers), DOF 30 June 2025 (SIDOF) · checked on 30 October 2026

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13. 1Oct 2027

    Kitahiroshima (Japan)

    New 3% of the accommodation charge (including the Hokkaido tax)

    Before Hokkaido tax only (¥100 to ¥500 per person per night)

    New municipal accommodation tax in the city of the Hokkaido Ballpark F Village. The 3% is the total with the Hokkaido tax.

    Official source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - consent to the Kitahiroshima City accommodation tax (3% of the accommodation charge), 30 June 2026 · checked on 31 October 2026

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Not tax advice. Tourist taxes are set by local or national authorities and can change. They are usually collected by your hotel or host, who applies the official rules: check the final amount with your accommodation.

Later changes already decided

• 1 January 2028 – Bruges (Belgium): Accommodation tax €5.00 per person aged 18 or over per night (from €3.75); campsites €2.00 (from €1.50). Regulation of 26 November 2025, valid until 2031.
• 1 April 2028 – Barcelona: City surcharge €7.00 per person per night (from €6.00).
• 1 August 2028 – Mexico (cruise passengers): Federal fee for foreign cruise passengers: peso equivalent of US$21 (from US$15), until 30 September 2030 (decree of 30 June 2025).
• 1 January 2029 – Ghent (Belgium): Accommodation tax per person aged 18 or over per night rises to €2.05, €4.20 and €6.96 by category (from €1.96, €3.93 and €6.61), until 2031.
• 1 June 2029 – Hakuba (Japan): End of the reduced rates of the first three years: the Hakuba and Nagano amounts go up in every taxed price band.

Not listed yet

Not listed because we could not read an official act with the date and amount: Venice's 2027 access fee calendar (the City's sites block automated reading), Milan's 2027 rates (not published when we last checked the City's site, on 10 October 2026), and the Catalan rate for Barcelona from April 2027. Oita Prefecture (Japan) has an approved accommodation tax of ¥100 to ¥2,000 per person per night, but its start date is only 'January 2027 or later': see the Japan accommodation tax 2027 page.

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