Spain confirms tourist tax rise from 2026 as new law allows higher charges and extra local fees in Barcelona, pushing up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local officials in Catalonia have decided to raise the tourism tax substantially, meaning visitors to Barcelona will have to cough ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters fired toy water guns at tourists during protests in Barcelona last July. - Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/Abaca/Sipa USA It ...

Catalonia’s Parliament has approved a major increase to the tourist tax, taking effect from 1st April 2026. The move will ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Protesters used water pistols against unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona and on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Sunday as demonstrators marched to demand a rethink of an economic ...

Local officials in Catalonia have decided to raise the tourism tax substantially, meaning visitors to Barcelona will have to cough up more cash. How much more tourists will have to pay depends on the ...

It was the water pistol shot that echoed around the world. In the summer of 2024, after years of enduring the pressures of overtourism, locals in Barcelona ramped up their protest, with thousands ...