French Hotel Industry Reacts to Rising Value-Added Taxes
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Most travelers do not travel frequently enough to note changes in VAT taxes, but gradual increases over time lead to spiked rates that impact guests' perception of their ability to visit a particular place.
The value-added tax, also known as VAT, for French hotels nearly doubled to 10 percent in 2014 from 5.5 percent in 2011.
The current VAT of 10 percent, instituted on January 1, is still an improvement over the previous 19.6 percent VAT that the French hotel industry successfully fought to overturn in 2009.
The majority of French hotels plan to increase rates rather than eliminate positions or accept profit cuts.
According to a December sur
