Norway adopts tourist tax to combat overtourism

Tourists photograph a fjord successful Norway's Lofoten Islands. Photo: Olivier MORIN / AFP/File
Source: AFP

Norwegian lawmakers approved Thursday the instauration of a tourer taxation to assistance concern infrastructure improvements arsenic a roar successful visitors has led to worries astir overtourism.

The instrumentality introduces a 3 percent taxation connected lodgings, and whitethorn besides beryllium applied to cruise ships making stops, successful areas peculiarly affected by tourism.

The state registered past twelvemonth a grounds 38.4 cardinal nighttime stays, including much than 12 cardinal by foreigners, according to authoritative data, arsenic the country's picturesque fjords pull much and much visitors.

However, nationalist toilets and parking person been overwhelmed successful immoderate locations, causing tensions with section residents.

The funds raised by the taxation volition spell exclusively to amended tourism infrastructure.

Source: AFP