As of: March 2, 2024, 3:21 p.m
By: Franziska Kaindl
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Have you ever wondered how much tourist tax is actually charged per night in German holiday resorts?
An overview.
The tourist tax is to be understood as a type of tourism tax that non-residents have to pay when staying overnight.
It is set by each municipality itself and is used to keep holiday resorts clean, to provide free tourist information or to offer holidaymakers discounted tickets for local transport.
The tourist tax is not only available in holiday destinations such as Greece, the Balearic Islands or Italy - it is also required in many German sanatoriums, health resorts and seaside resorts.
Municipalities in Germany with the highest tourist taxes
The North Sea island of Spiekeroog is one of the more expensive areas when it comes to tourist taxes.
© Jochen Tack/Imago
Tourists expect the highest additional costs, especially in the holiday regions on the North Sea.
This is shown by an evaluation
compiled by the travel booking portal
HolidayCheck .
Anyone planning a stay in the North Sea spa Spiekeroog between March and October pays a tourist tax of 5 euros per night per adult.
On Norderney, overnight guests have to pay an additional 4.90 euros per night, while day guests have to pay four euros.
The neighboring island of Juist charges an additional 4.80 euros.
The municipality of Hürtgenwald in North Rhine-Westphalia also has a tourist tax of five euros (for an overnight stay for more than 100 euros per person per day) and the city of Wiesbaden.
rank |
Place State |
Amount of tourist tax per night |
|---|---|---|
1. |
Spiekeroog, Lower Saxony |
5 euros |
2. |
Hürtgenwald, North Rhine-Westphalia |
5 euros |
3. |
Wiesbaden, Hesse |
5 euros |
4. |
Norderney, Lower Saxony |
4.90 euros |
5. |
Juist, Lower Saxony |
4.80 euros |
6. |
Borkum, Lower Saxony |
4 euros |
7. |
Büsum, Schleswig-Holstein |
4 euros |
8th. |
Bad Kissingen, Bavaria |
3.90 euros |
9. |
Ückeritz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
3.90 euros |
10. |
Rantum (municipality of Sylt), Schleswig-Holstein |
3.90 euros |
11. |
Westerland, (municipality of Sylt), Schleswig-Holstein |
3.90 euros |
12. |
Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg |
3.80 euros |
13. |
Oberjoch, Bavaria |
3.80 euros |
14. |
Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony |
3.80 euros |
15. |
Wangerland, Lower Saxony |
3.80 euros |
Source: holidaycheck.de
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Tourist taxes in German cities at a glance
It's not just in popular holiday resorts that holidaymakers are asked to pay additional money - many large cities have also introduced a tourist tax.
Either this is a flat rate that is calculated per overnight stay, or the tourist tax is calculated proportionately to the overnight price.
An example of this are Dortmund and Flensburg: Tourists pay an additional 7.5 percent of the total price to the city - which also makes both of them the front runners when it comes to tourist taxes in cities.
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City |
Amount of tourist tax in euros |
Amount of tourist tax in percent |
|---|---|---|
Hamburg |
4 euros |
|
Hanover |
4 euros |
|
Weimar |
1.10 euros |
|
Eisenach |
1 € |
|
kassel |
0.50 euros |
|
Dortmund |
7.50 percent |
|
Flensburg |
7.50 percent |
|
Bonn |
6 percent |
|
Dresden |
6 percent |
|
Freiburg in Breisgau |
5 percent |
|
Berlin |
5 percent |
|
Potsdam |
5 percent |
|
Bremen |
5 percent |
|
Schwerin |
5 percent |
|
Cologne |
5 percent |
|
Wuppertal |
5 percent |
|
Chemnitz |
5 percent |
|
Leipzig |
5 percent |
|
Erfurt |
5 percent |
|
Muenster |
4.50 percent |
|
trier |
3.50 percent |
|
Darmstadt |
2 percent |
Source: holidaycheck.de
Among the cities that have set a flat rate, Hamburg and Hanover are at the top with four euros per person per night.
In Hamburg, however, it is only due for an overnight stay of 200 euros; in Hanover, the tourist tax is staggered.
For an overnight stay that costs between 50 and 100 euros, tourists have to pay an additional four euros.
After that, the tax increases by one euro for every 50 euros of gross pay.
There are also cities that do not have a tourist tax for the time being - such as the Bavarian capital Munich.
However, they also want to introduce an additional tax of 5 euros per night.
So far, however, the state government has resisted because it fears the consequences for tourism.
She would like to prevent the introduction of a tourist tax in all Bavarian cities.
They already exist in some communities.