Tourist tax rate Bergen

Bergen is Norway's second city and the main gateway to the western fjords, with Bryggen, Fløyen and the fish market drawing visitors year round. It is also the country's busiest cruise port, which is why the city has pushed for a visitor levy longer than most Norwegian municipalities.

Is Bergen introducing a tourist tax?

Not yet, but Bergen wants to. The city government has stated that the time is right to introduce a visitor contribution, put the question to the city council as a matter of principle, and supported the national law in its consultation response. What is missing is the formal part. Bergen has no approved spending plan and no local regulation, so there is no start date and nothing is charged today.

Norway's accommodation levy law took effect on 1 July 2026 and sets the rate nationally at 3% of the accommodation price excluding VAT. It covers paid overnight stays, including short term rentals booked through platforms.

Bergen has also argued for a levy on cruise passengers. That is a separate national regulation and still a proposal. Nothing can be charged in Bergen until the city publishes its own regulation, so any introduction is known in advance. This page is updated as soon as the status changes.

Trippz: the authority on tourist tax

Tourist tax is set locally and rates change without warning. Trippz tracks every change and keeps the data current, which is why travel platforms and property software, including Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia, rely on Trippz to calculate tourist tax and register guests in every market they serve.

How Trippz stays current

Trippz checks tax rules jurisdiction by jurisdiction against official municipal and national sources. When a rate or rule changes, the update happens automatically rather than on a periodic review cycle. This is the same monitoring that travel platforms and software vendors depend on to stay accurate everywhere they operate.

One tax engine, every market

Send a location, get the applicable rate, instantly and correctly calculated. Travel platforms and property software embed this calculation directly into their own product, so every booking is taxed correctly without building or maintaining a rate engine in house. It is the same logic behind every rate on this page.

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Frequently asked questions about the use of Trippz

• How can platforms and software vendors use Trippz?

  Trippz provides tourist tax content and a ready made calculation engine through one API. Platforms and software vendors add accurate tax calculation to their product without maintaining a rate database in house. Guest registration and authority connections are available as a separate capability for those who need it.

• How does Trippz keep tourist tax rates current?

  Trippz checks the jurisdictions it covers against official sources and updates rates automatically when a city or country changes them.

  
  

• Which countries and cities does Trippz cover?

  Trippz maintains tourist tax data across a wide range of countries and cities. See the full overview in our tourist tax guides.

• Is Trippz's data and infrastructure secure?

  Yes. Trippz is SOC1 Type 2 and SOC2 Type 2 certified and GDPR compliant, so platforms and software vendors can embed tourist tax calculation without adding security or compliance risk of their own.

• Who uses Trippz for tourist tax?

  Trippz provides tourist tax data and calculation to travel platforms and property software across Europe, including Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia. The same infrastructure that powers stays booked through the biggest platforms in travel is available to any platform or software vendor through the API.