{"id":3585,"date":"2024-07-15T10:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T08:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibizabang.com\/ibiza-tourist-tax-we-answer-all-your-questions\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T10:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:49:39","slug":"ibiza-tourist-tax-we-answer-all-your-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibizabang.com\/en\/ibiza-tourist-tax-we-answer-all-your-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibiza Tourist tax &#8211; We answer all your questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3585\" class=\"elementor elementor-3585 elementor-3560\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d96d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52d96d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f654f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f654f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands that attracts the most tourists each year and therefore one of the islands that collects the most money thanks to the tourist tax or <strong>sustainable tourism tax (ITS).<\/strong> Las \u00faltimas cifras revelan que entre las 4 islas se recaudaron m\u00e1s de 122 millones de euros, 15 de ellos en la Isla Blanca.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Are you thinking of visiting Ibiza and don&#8217;t know how much you will be charged with this tax? In this article we will tell you all the details about it.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ebe06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47ebe06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc40ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc40ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the tourist tax?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb7b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fb7b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tourist tax or sustainable tourism tax is a measure implemented by the government of the Balearic Islands in 2016, with the aim of <strong>generating additional revenue<\/strong> to finance sustainability projects, environmental conservation, and improvement of tourist infrastructures on the islands.<\/p><p>This is a tax levied on tourists staying in tourist establishments, such as hotels, flats and other types of accommodation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91dce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b91dce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reasons for implementation in Ibiza<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628e1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"628e1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a reason for paying this tax, and the money collected from the tourist tax is used for various purposes: <\/p><ul><li><b>Environmental conservation: <\/b> As you may know, there are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibizabang.com\/que-hacer-en-ibiza\/\">\n  <strong>things to do in Ibiza,<\/strong>\n<\/a> from visiting beaches, museums and mountains. This tax is used to finance projects for sustainability and the protection of the rural environment. <\/li><li><b>Improving infrastructure:<\/b> Another reason for this tax is to improve the infrastructure of public buildings and services so that tourists have everything at their fingertips. <\/li><li><b>Tourism management: <\/b> The application of this tax helps to manage the impact of mass tourism and improves the tourist experience and alleviates the discomfort of locals. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e248d2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e248d2c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80729b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d80729b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is the tourist tax legal in Ibiza? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f293ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f293ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, the tourist tax in Ibiza is completely legal. It was introduced by the government of the Balearic Islands and is regulated by law. All tourist <strong>establishments are obliged to charge it<\/strong> and tourists must pay it upon arrival or during their stay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8d835 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff8d835\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fc0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48fc0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Details on the payment of the tourist tax<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4c85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f4c85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Balearic Islands and Catalonia are the autonomous communities that collect the most from this tax. Not everyone is obliged to pay for it. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b06b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89b06b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much is the tourist tax in Ibiza?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ff1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0ff1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before I tell you the price, you should know that the eco-tax varies according to the accommodation you are staying in. In addition, the time of the year will also have an impact, as only 75% of the tax is payable in the low season.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a3612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0a3612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Types of accomodation<\/th>\n<th>Euros per day of stay or fraction thereof<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Luxury hotels and apartments (five-star, grand luxury and four-star superior)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac4<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Hoteles y apartamentos de gama alta (cuatro estrellas y tres estrellas superior)<\/td>\n<td>3\u20ac<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Mid-range and budget hotels and apartments (one, two and three stars)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac2<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Luxury holiday apartments (four keys and four keys superior)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac4<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>High-end tourist apartments (three keys superior)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Mid-range and low-end tourist apartments (one, two and three keys)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac2<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Non-residential tourist-residential accommodation<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac4<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Holiday homes and tourist accommodation<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac2<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Rural hotels, farm stays, guesthouses and inland tourist accommodation<\/td>\n<td>2\u20ac<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Hostels, guesthouses, inns, bed and breakfasts, and campsites<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac1<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Hostels and shelters<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac1<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Other tourist establishments<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac2<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Tourist cruises<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac2<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2feec35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2feec35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is obliged to pay it?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a38d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a38d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All <strong> tourists over the age of 16 <\/strong> staying in tourist establishments in Ibiza are obliged to pay the tax.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0059300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0059300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exemptions and reductions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4909e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4909e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Children under 16 years of age:<\/strong> They are not obliged to pay the fee.<\/li><li><strong>Long stays:<\/strong> From the ninth day of stay, the rate is halved.<\/li><li>Stays caused by force majeure, such as a natural disaster. <\/li><li>Stays for health care travel (patients and accompanying persons)<\/li><li><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a1076bd8-6efe-40be-9502-7ffad1c86c86\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Stays financed by social programmes of a <strong>public administration <\/strong> of any European Union member state.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0b24e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd0b24e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06c69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e06c69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparison with tourist taxes in other cities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc60c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc60c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tourist tax in Ibiza is comparable to that of other tourist cities in Europe and the world, where they also have tourist taxes that vary according to the type of accommodation and the season. Here are some examples: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81464d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81464d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th>CityTourist <\/th> <th>Tax Rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Barcelona<\/td><td>from \u20ac1.1 to \u20ac2.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Girona <\/td> <td>from 0,5 to 2,25\u20ac.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Palma de Mallorca<\/td> <td> from 2 to 4\u20ac.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Berlin <\/td> <td>5% of the room rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vienna <\/td> <td> from \u20ac0.15 to \u20ac3 per person per night<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edinburgh <\/td> <td>GBP 2 per person per night (\u20ac2.60)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bratislava <\/td> <td>from \u20ac0.50 to \u20ac1.65 per person per night <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paris <\/td> <td>from \u20ac0.25 to \u20ac5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Athens <\/td> <td>from \u20ac0.5 to \u20ac4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotterdam <\/td> <td>6.5% of the price per person per night<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Budapest <\/td> <td>4% of the price per person per night<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Milan <\/td> <td>from \u20ac3 to \u20ac5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rome <\/td> <td>from 4 to 7\u20ac.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lisbon <\/td> <td>2\u20ac per person per night<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c73386 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c73386\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbd6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cbd6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now you know that if you are going to book a hotel or hostel in Ibiza, you have to take into account that little extra that will also help to improve the city for the next time you visit it. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands that attracts the most tourists each year and therefore one of the islands that collects the most money thanks to the tourist tax or sustainable tourism tax (ITS). 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