THE TOURIST TAX AROUND THE WORLD

BRUSSELS: €7.50 (£6.50) per room per night.

ROME: €7 (£6) per room per night in peak season.

ATHENS: Tax can run to €4 (£3.50) per room depending on quality of accommodation. LISBON: €2 (£1.74) per person per night for first seven days. VENICE: €5 (£4.34) per person per night; day-trippers are charged between €3 to €10 per day even if they don’t stay overnight.

HOUSTON: 7 per cent surcharge per room.

WASHINGTON DC: 14.95 per cent surcharge per room.

LOS ANGELES: 12 per cent surcharge per room.