From 2024, tourists visiting Greece will pay a new “climate resilience tax” on accommodation, calculated for each day of stay, writes letsbooktravel.eu

The tax applies to all forms of tourist accommodation, including hotels, rooms for rent, villas and Airbnbs. Revenues from this tax will go to a special emergency fund for natural disasters.

The resistance fee will be applied as follows:

From March to October:

Hotels 1-2 *: 1.5 euros per room/day

Hotels 3*: EUR 3.0 per room/day

Hotels 4*: EUR 7.0 per room/day

Hotels 5*: EUR 10.0 per room/day

Furnished apartments Studios: 1.5 euros per room/day

Housing with its own kitchen Villas: EUR 10.0 per room/night

From November to February:

Hotels 1-2 *: 0.5 EUR per room/day

Hotels 3*: 1.5 euros per room/day

Hotels 4*: EUR 3.0 per room/day

Hotels 5*: EUR 4.0 per room/day

Furnished apartments Studios: 0.5 euros per room/day

Housing with its own kitchen Villas: EUR 4.0 per room/night

*- tax is paid upon check-in by guests

Greece plans to double measures to protect the budget from natural disasters related to climate change with this tax, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.

According to him, the government will fund measures to combat extreme climates by introducing this hospitality tax of €1 to €10 per night. Mitsotakis also said Greece would meet its fiscal targets regardless of the economic cost of the disasters.

Tourism contributes enormously to the country’s economy, generating more than 20 billion euros in annual revenue.

But flooding in Greece last September killed 17 people and tens of thousands of animals, destroying homes, roads, bridges and farmland. The government says the railway repairs alone will cost more than €150 million.

Storm Daniel flooded about 140,000 hectares, including in the Thessaly region of east-central Greece, which is a major source of dairy, cotton and agricultural products. The region accounts for approximately 5% of Greece’s gross domestic product.