Yet more discussion about the wisdom and folly of tourism taxes. This time the debate in the Netherlands was kicked-off with an announcement from the Municipality of Amsterdam that it wants to levy “the highest tourist tax in the world” by 2031. Well, almost. The Sustainable Development Fee levied in Bhutan is currently $100 per person per night – comfortably above the Amsterdam proposed level of around €25 per person. If we discount the tiny Kingdom of Bhutan, however, and o

My friend Evelyne Lehalle, who produces a great blog on cultural tourism, recently posted on the activities of Airbnb in developing...

The city of Amsterdam recently reported that measures taken to reduce the number of Airbnb properties have been successful, with a...