Norway is quietly introducing a new tool for cities to control tourism

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Norway is quietly introducing a new tool for cities to control tourism and it includes short-term rentals.The government has approved legislation allowing municipalities to introduce a tourist tax of up to 3% on overnight stays, including hotels and STRs.But the important detail for operators:This isn’t a national tax. Cities decide whether to apply it.That means high-pressure destinations like fjord towns and Arctic tourism hotspots could move first.Norway already has relatively strict STR rules, including around a 90-night cap for entire-home rentals in many apartment buildings, depending on building bylaws.Why this matters for operators:Europe is increasingly shifting from bans to local tourism management tools especially taxes and levies.The next wave of STR regulation may come through local taxes, not bans.

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