Tourist Tax, Sauze D'Oulx

Just received an email from Crystal stating that we will have to pay a tourist tax of between 0.75 to 3.00 Euros per person per night , direct to the hotelier dependent on the star rating of the hotel. Is this usual for Italy? What more do they want! Already paying full whack for all inclusive at Feb half term. Could do without a possible further 72 Euros.

Yes it's usual in most European resorts. Going rate seems to be 1.10euros per night.

Just found this:
Please note that there is a government tax in place across Italy which means that hotel guests must pay a tourist tax. This is €0.75 per person per night for hotels up to 3 stars. For hotels above 3 star the rate is €1.00 pppn. This is not included in the prices that are displayed on the site. It must be paid in cash when guests check out of the hotels.

http://www.sauzeonline.com/accommodation/

But interesting - had a look at Crystal terms and condition - http://www.crystalski.co.uk/our-policies/terms-and-conditions/important-info/

and under what's included is ....

All local taxes, VAT, UK & overseas service charges, & bed linen
All current airport taxes are included in our prices including the Air Travel Duty

The above is on "Air holidays" but train and self-drive is slightly different as they say "All local taxes unless otherwise advised"

I think I would be asking them to look at their own terms and conditions!

Thanks for that. I shall be copying and pasting that in my email to them. :)

Typed and sent. Awaiting reply.will fill you all in tomorrow evening probably.

The tax is called "tassa di soggiorno" in Italian. It was abolished in 1991 but reintroduced by the central government last year. Each municipality is responsible for levying it and determining the rate, Sauze D'Oulx reintroduced it in July http://www.comune.sauzedoulx.to.it/doc/Delibera_istituzione_imposta_soggiorno.pdf
It doesn't apply to children under 12.

The relevant section is to be found on page 3 and begins:
Ricordato che Il Consiglio Regionale ha adottato, in attuazione dell'art. 12 del d.lgs. 114/1998 e dell'art. 9 della legge regionale 28/1999, la deliberazione n. 412-5585, avente ad oggetto i criteri per l'individuazione delle località turistiche ai fini degli orari delle attività commerciali

Crystal might not have known anything about it when they were preparing their brochure.

Crystal's conditions also say:

Crystal prices do not include:
Meals and accommodation en route (except where specified)
In-flight catering on some short haul flights
Airport holiday supplement, where applicable
Ski travel insurance (which you must have, see web)
Carriage of skis and snowboards on charter flights (included on some scheduled flights)
Porterage of luggage at any stage
Breakdown Insurance (Self-Drive)
CDW or local taxes on car hire
Any services provided locally that are advertised as being available at the booked resort or accommodation, but not described as free of charge e.g. child care/ski school, hotel facilities.
Any local gratuities, taxes charged by hotels/condos in USA/Canada
Credit card fees.
Italian tourist tax.

andyhull wrote:Crystal's conditions also say:

Crystal prices do not include:
[....]
Italian tourist tax.

I missed that bit - sorry Michelle