WorldPingStudies from hotspots across Europe that have introduced levies suggest they have no impact on visitor numbers If you wandered down Las Ramblas or lazed on a beach in the Balearics this summer, you probably paid a tourist tax for the privilege.
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The hospitality industry fears a tourist tax will deter visitors – the evidence says otherwise
Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Ministers face backlash from hospitality industry over ‘tourist tax’ plans
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