{"id":2040344,"date":"2026-07-13T07:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040344"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:36:42","slug":"cruises-worsen-overtourism-and-pump-out-emissions-so-why-are-they-taxed-less-than-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040344","title":{"rendered":"Cruises worsen overtourism and pump out emissions, so why are they taxed less than hotels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/39\/1200x675_cmsv2_5f40dc16-cf67-5541-9ef8-5350538daa60-9835739.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2909415-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909415\" data-cid=\"9835737\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909415-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/37\/189x106_cmsv2_683264ab-bba0-5a4e-9fb4-26b3e6e7b297-9835737.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"France claims ten European countries have been affected. 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heatwaves, data shows\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909412-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2909412\" data-cid=\"9835710\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909412-label-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/10\/189x106_cmsv2_864aa1cf-9554-526d-b196-47189c2a8d3b-9835710.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Disney&apos;s live-action &apos;Moana&apos; capsizes at the box office \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Cinema<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Disney&#8217;s live-action &#8216;Moana&#8217; capsizes at the box office\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Travel<\/p>\n<p>                          Travel News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Cruises worsen overtourism and pump out emissions, so why are they taxed less than hotels?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/39\/1536x864_cmsv2_5f40dc16-cf67-5541-9ef8-5350538daa60-9835739.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Transport &amp; Environment (T&amp;E) is calling for tax reforms to ensure that cruise ships \u2018pay their fair share\u2019  \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Transport &amp; Environment (T&amp;E) is calling for tax reforms to ensure that cruise ships \u2018pay their fair share\u2019<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Photo by Linval Ebanks on Unsplash <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Photo by Linval Ebanks on Unsplash\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspRebecca Ann Hughes\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783928202\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-07-13 09:36:42 +02:00\">13\/07\/2026 &#8211; 9:36 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay js-c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-share-comment-popup\" 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Environment\u2019s modelling.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--travel js-article-content\">\n<p>A night on a European cruise is taxed almost half as much as a night in a hotel despite their high environmental costs and contribution to overtourism, a new study has found. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The NGO Transport &amp; Environment (T&amp;E) found that a loophole allows cruise liners to avoid paying VAT and fuel taxes, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation is calling for tax reforms to ensure that ships \u201cpay their fair share\u201d. <\/p>\n<h3>Cruises have \u2018same benefits as freight transport\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>A night on a cruise ship is taxed 40% less than a hotel, the T&amp;E study shows. That is despite their high environmental and climate costs, and the strain they put on local infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>The analysis looked at the taxes for \u20ac100 a night hotels in France, Italy and Spain, and compared them to cruises with similar prices. On average, people who stay at hotels will pay 23% of the price in taxes, while cruise passengers will only pay 12%.<\/p>\n<p>Cruises are legally classified as a form of maritime transport, while in practice they function as holiday accommodation. This loophole allows them to avoid paying VAT and fuel taxes, among other things, the organisation says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are treating floating hotels like they are essential maritime infrastructure,\u201d said Fanny Pointet, Shipping Manager at T&amp;E. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCruises are not a mode of transportation but the destination itself, yet we are giving them the same benefits as freight transport. Taxing cruise ships properly would help cities to tackle the pollution and to address concerns of overtourism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The study shows that a large share of negative emissions \u2013 greenhouse gases and air pollutants \u2013 generated by cruise ships are not covered by existing tax policies. <\/p>\n<p>In France, Spain and Italy, those external costs (i.e. real-world damage) ranged between \u20ac790 million and \u20ac1.3 billion in 2025, according to the research. <\/p>\n<p>On average, the climate-related external costs of this sector exceed what it pays under the EU&#8217;s carbon trading system (ETS) by a factor close to two to three. For costs related to air pollution, there is no such tax existing at the EU level.<\/p>\n<h3>Higher taxes, caps and VAT needed<\/h3>\n<p>A \u20ac15 tax per passenger per port call would raise \u20ac335 million a year in Italy, France, and Spain combined, according to T&amp;E\u2019s modelling. <\/p>\n<p>These revenues could go back to national budgets, be earmarked for the protection of ecosystems in coastal areas or used to finance green infrastructure like onshore power supply.<\/p>\n<p>But these taxes won\u2019t be enough by themselves to close the gap between the environmental cost of cruises and what they pay to compensate, the organisation says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA cruise ship levy must be viewed as part of a broader regulatory mix,\u201d Pointet said. \u201cTo fully mitigate the sector&#8217;s environmental footprint, parallel supply-side policies are necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T&amp;E recommends strengthening EU regulations on sustainable marine fuels (FuelEU Maritime) and tightening energy efficiency benchmarks. <\/p>\n<p>Cruise ship traffic could also be restricted when necessary, for example by capping the number of daily or annual port calls. 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untouched nature spots in Sweden<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">A night on a European cruise is taxed almost half as much as a night in a hotel despite their high environmental costs and contribution to overtourism, a new study has found.\u00a0The NGO Transport &amp; Environment (T&amp;E) found that a loophole allows cruise liners to avoid paying VAT and fuel taxes, among other things.The organisation is calling for tax reforms to ensure that ships \u201cpay their fair share\u201d.\u00a0Cruises have \u2018same benefits as freight transport\u2019A night on a cruise ship is taxed 40% less than a hotel, the T&amp;E study shows. That is despite their high environmental and climate costs, and the strain they put on local infrastructure.\u00a0The analysis looked at the taxes for \u20ac100 a night hotels in France, Italy and Spain, and compared them to cruises with similar prices. On average, people who stay at hotels will pay 23% of the price in taxes, while cruise passengers will only pay 12%.Cruises are legally classified as a form of maritime transport, while in practice they function as holiday accommodation. This loophole allows them to avoid paying VAT and fuel taxes, among other things, the organisation says.\u00a0\u201cWe are treating floating hotels like they are essential maritime infrastructure,\u201d said Fanny Pointet, Shipping Manager at T&amp;E.\u201cCruises are not a mode of transportation but the destination itself, yet we are giving them the same benefits as freight transport. Taxing cruise ships properly would help cities to tackle the pollution and to address concerns of overtourism.\u201dThe study shows that a large share of negative emissions \u2013 greenhouse gases and air pollutants \u2013 generated by cruise ships are not covered by existing tax policies.\u00a0In France, Spain and Italy, those external costs (i.e. real-world damage) ranged between \u20ac790 million and \u20ac1.3 billion in 2025, according to the research.\u00a0On average, the climate-related external costs of this sector exceed what it pays under the EU&#8217;s carbon trading system (ETS) by a factor close to two to three. For costs related to air pollution, there is no such tax existing at the EU level.Higher taxes, caps and VAT neededA \u20ac15 tax per passenger per port call would raise \u20ac335 million a year in Italy, France, and Spain combined, according to T&amp;E\u2019s modelling.\u00a0These revenues could go back to national budgets, be earmarked for the protection of ecosystems in coastal areas or used to finance green infrastructure like onshore power supply.But these taxes won\u2019t be enough by themselves to close the gap between the environmental cost of cruises and what they pay to compensate, the organisation says.\u00a0\u201cA cruise ship levy must be viewed as part of a broader regulatory mix,\u201d Pointet said. \u201cTo fully mitigate the sector&#8217;s environmental footprint, parallel supply-side policies are necessary.\u201dT&amp;E recommends strengthening EU regulations on sustainable marine fuels (FuelEU Maritime) and tightening energy efficiency benchmarks.\u00a0Cruise ship traffic could also be restricted when necessary, for example by capping the number of daily or annual port calls. 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