Cities across Europe are introducing or increasing taxes on tourists in a bid to tackle overtourism. International tourism is on track to return to pre-pandemic levels this year.

At the end of 2023, levels were at 88 percent of those seen before Covid, with an estimated 1.3 billion arrivals, according to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

But popular hotspots, including in the UK, have been asking visitors to pay a tourist tax, typically though not exclusively added to the cost of…