The Tourist tax represents a financial contribution to the local communities and health resorts and serves to maintain and care for tourist offers in the holiday resorts.
purpose
The visitor's tax is used to maintain and develop tourist offers. So that cultural and sporting events can continue to exist for tourists and events can still be attended at a reduced price or free of charge, the tourist tax is essential. The levy also finances the repair of sports fields and public event locations.
In addition, beaches, parks, seating and playgrounds are cleaned from the money collected and the safety of bathing beaches is carried out by professional lifeguards DLRG guaranteed.
In some seaside resorts and health resorts, the free use of sanitary facilities is possible through the health resort tax.[1]
Payment of the tourist tax
The tourist tax must be paid once the vacationer has a day in one Baltic seaside resort or spa want to spend. The visitor's tax can be paid on site, at the machine provided for this purpose or at the local tourist information office. In some health resorts or seaside resorts, the visitor's tax can also be paid at the host accommodation.
costs
The cost of the tourist tax varies greatly. So the prices are seasonal. As a rule, higher fees have to be paid in the high season than in the low season. Basically, a distinction is made between two different "types of seasons", the high and low seasons: On to reprimand For example, the pre- and post-season (low season) from 01.10. - 31.05. and the high season from 01.06. - 30.09. The prices on Rügen also differ from place to place. In the main season, a higher price per person is charged in Binz than in Putgarten. In some places, no fee is charged at all in the off-season.[2]
It is advisable to find out about the amount of the tourist tax on the websites of the respective holiday region before starting your trip, as in some places children up to the age of 18 can be exempt from the tourist tax, as in Kühlungsborn.[3]
