The city of Berlin levies an accommodation tax of 7.5 % on all overnight stays in hotels.

The city of Bonn levies an accommodation tax of 6 % on all overnight stays in hotels.

Information about the accommodation tax

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The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen levies a tourism tax (City Tax) of 5 % on all overnight stays in hotels.

Applies to both leisure and business travellers.

The city of Darmstadt levies an overnight tax of 2 % on all overnight stays in hotels.

Information on the accommodation tax

The city of Dresden levies an accommodation tax of 6% on all overnight stays in hotels.

This applies to both leisure and business travellers.

The city of Dusseldorf levies an accommodation tax of 3 € per person on all overnight stays in hotels.

Information on the accommodation tax

The city of Frankfurt levies a tourism tax on all overnight stays in hotels.

Information on the tourism contribution

The city of Fulda levies a tourist tax of 2 € per person/night on all overnight stays in hotels from the age of 18.

The city of Langenhagen/Hanover levies an accommodation tax of 5% on all overnight stays in hotels.

This applies to both leisure and business travellers.

The City of Cologne levies a cultural promotion tax of 5 % on all overnight stays in hotels.

Applies to both leisure and business travellers.

Information on the tourism tax

The city of Koenigswinter levies an accommodation tax of 5 % on all overnight stays in hotels 

Applies to both leisure and business travellers.

The city of Magdeburg has levied an accommodation tax of 5% on all overnight stays in hotels since 1 April 2025 

Applies to both leisure and business travellers.

Information on the accommodation tax

3.50 € per person/day

2.60 € per person/day
(from 1 June 2024, work-related overnight stays are no longer exempt from the tax)

Children aged 7 and over:
1.30 € per child/day

1 April to 31 October
4 € per person/day

1 November to 31 March
3.70 € per person/day

January to April, October to December
2 € per person/day

May to September
3,50 € per person/day

Exemption only for business activities in 79822 Titisee-Neustadt

3.50 € per person/day

From 6 to 15 years:
1.60 € per child/day

15 September to 14 May
1,60 € per person/day

15 May to 14 September
3 € per person/day

5 € per person/day 
Also obligatory for business travellers

The city of Amsterdam levies a tourist tax of 12.5 % of the accommodation price per day. 

The tourist tax is payable locally at the hotel and is currently 2.50 € per person per night.

Holidaymakers in Malta must pay an environmental tax of 0.50 € per adult (aged 18 and over) per night. The maximum amount payable is 5 € per adult per stay.