In Iceland, they decided to introduce a tourist tax

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Iceland plans to introduce a new tourist tax aimed at achieving climate goals and sustainable development. The fees that will be collected from foreign tourists are planned to be spent on the implementation of projects in the field of environmental protection.

"Tourism in Iceland has really grown exponentially over the last decade, and this obviously affects the climate, in particular," said the country's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir.

The Icelandic authorities are already working with tourism companies to make life in the country environmentally safe, for example, switching all transport to electric. And this is not the only project they plan to implement together.

Although there is no concrete data on the exact cost yet, Jakobsdóttir noted that the tariff "will not be high" and that it will be applied as a local tax for those staying in Iceland.

Many countries and cities, including several European ones, have already introduced visitor fees recently. Such a decision is taken not only to make a profit, but also to curb the huge influx of tourists.