St. Peter-Ording: Kurt tax is increasing in 2025-vacationers have to dig deeper into their pockets!

St. Peter-Ording: Kurt tax is increasing in 2025-vacationers have to dig deeper into their pockets!

The North Sea also moves to St. Peter-Ording in autumn-but the joy of a relaxing stay could soon be clouded by an unexpected delivery. From the 2025 main season, the attractive coastal city is planning to increase the tourist tax, which causes resentment for visitors. The fee is currently 3 euros per overnight stay in the high season and 2 euros in the low season. But this could change soon, as moin.de reports.

The planned increase provides for a new tourist tax of 4 euros per day in the high season and 3 euros in the low season - one more euro more than before. This change was defended by tourism director Katharina Schirmbeck. She emphasizes that the spa levy has only increased minimally since 2007, while the costs for maintaining and expanding infrastructure have increased continuously. The chairman of the Finance Committee, Lennart Kallsen, is aware of the dissatisfaction with the price adjustment, but also sees no alternative to increasing the taxes.

reactions of vacationers and companies

The reactions in social networks are balanced - while some vacationers pissed off are over the rising prices, others see the need for infrastructure finance. There are also mixed feelings among the companies concerned, especially restaurants. Some fear that the increase could deter potential guests, especially when you consider that vacationers experience greater financial burdens in many German tourism regions. According to Kreiszeitung.de there were suggestions, arrival and departure days to be counted again, which again met with little approval.

According to the upcoming decisions in the Finance Committee on September 16 and the municipal council on October 21, the final approval of the new tourist tax is to be assumed. But not only St. Peter-Ording is planning changes. Other popular holiday destinations in Germany also fight with the need to increase the tourist tax. A study by ruHR24.de shows that over 90 municipalities are affected with some drastic increases from up to 200 Percent.

A look at the statistics

• Current tourist tax in St. Peter-Ording:
  • low season (March 1 to May 14, October 1 to October 31): 2 euros.
  • Haupt season (May 15th to September 30th): 3 euros.
  • Winter time: 1 euro.
• planned changes:
  • low season: 3 euros in the future.
  • main season: 4 euros in the future.
  • winter time should be

The increase in the tourist tax should not only put St. Peter-Ording into the spotlight, but also re-infect the discussion about tourist taxes in Germany. While the communities are trying to secure the financial basis for their infrastructure, it remains questionable how much the holidaymakers are willing to dig deeper into their pockets. After all, prices in other European countries are significantly higher. In cities like Rome or Barcelona, ​​it is not unusual to pay up to 15 euros per night. The question remains whether St. Peter-Ording can achieve a similar acceptance among visitors with their own price adjustments as the competing destinations.

It remains exciting to observe how things will develop and how guests react to the proposed changes. The discussion is already in full swing and could have a clear impact on tourism in the North Sea region.