Amsterdam’s coalition, led by PRO and D66, proposed raising the tourist tax on hotel stays from 12.5% to 16% next year and eventually to 20% in 2031. The rate was 7% in 2023. The city council was due to discuss the proposal, which appeared to have majority support from the coalition parties.

The municipal administration said the increase was needed to address pressure from tourism, including overcrowding, pollution and rising prices, while Amsterdam has also used measures such as a hotel stop and limits on overnight stays. Overnight tourist stays rose from 22.9 million in 2024 to 23.7 million in 2025, according to municipal estimates. Tourism professor Jan van den Borg, opposition parties including the CDA and VVD, and Amsterdam’s tourism businesses criticised the tax increase, arguing that it could deter hotel and business visitors without sufficiently reducing daytime tourism. Further measures concerning tourists and day visitors were expected next year.