Barcelona doubles tourism tax from April 2026

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 19.03.2026

Travelers to the Catalan capital will pay significantly more from 1 April 2026. The traditional tourist tax will be doubled and the city surcharge increased.

The Catalan parliament has decided to increase the tourism tax. From April 1, 2026, visitors to Barcelona will pay twice as much tourism tax as before, as well as an increased city tax. Taxes are also gradually increasing in the rest of Catalonia - by 2027, they are set to be twice as high as before in the entire region.

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Barcelona doubles tourism tax from April 2026