Reynolds Travel Centre Monthly E-mag Issue 08 | Page 14

Travel News

Amsterdam raises travel levy

Amsterdam will add a levy of $3 (R45) per person, per night for travellers staying in hotels, reports CNN.

From January 1, 2020, it will be added to the tourist tax in Amsterdam, which is currently 7% of the cost of the room, excluding breakfast. This tax applies to hotels, apartments, campsites and privately owned holiday rentals or bed and breakfasts.

Children under 16 are exempt from the new levy, and campsites will charge just $1(R15) per adult.

The 7% tax for Airbnb or rental properties will be raised to 10% of the rental.

Passports for minors under 18

New South African passports for minors under the age of 18 are being issued, containing the details of both parents as a standard feature. Children traveling on these new passports do not require any additional documentation when traveling abroad. (If accompanied by both parents. )

If minors under 18 traveling with parents are still traveling on old passports, the following additional documents will be required:

Copy of unabridged Birth Certificate

Copies of parents ID’s + consent letter from each parent not accompanying minor.

Both parents are required to appear at the visa interview for children below the age of

18 years or alternatively supply an affidavit specifying why the parent cannot be in

attendance.