YOUR OBLIGATIONS...
Tourist tax
As an accommodation provider, you are obliged to collect and declare tourist tax.
This applies to all direct bookings, i.e. excluding booking platforms and real estate agencies.
This tax applies :
- on non-resident guests, and you are responsible for collecting it, whether you are a professional or an occasional guest,
- to all categories of tourist accommodation all year round,
- on overnight stays for people over 18,
- it is instituted, collected and used by the Méditerranée Porte des Maures community of communes,
- it facilitates visits to the resort, its frequentation and the smooth running and development of local tourism,
- and contributes to the budget of your intercommunal tourist office.
For full information on the taxe de séjour and the applicable rates, visit https://lalonde.taxesejour.fr
To help you communicate more effectively about this tax, you'll also find guides, posters, etc. there
Important information
The rates applicable since January 2023 have been increased by an Additional Regional Tax intended to finance a new regional rail line: the New Provence Côte d'Azur Line.
One of the major projects of the Southern Region, this is the biggest rail project of the 21st century, and is essential for the inhabitants of the Southern Region, as well as for leisure and business tourists: not only for getting around the region, but also for reducing the CO2 footprint and improving air quality.
Three of the region's départements are concerned by this tax: Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône and Var, and everyone is involved in financing this new line:
- The State, i.e. the taxes of all French citizens, finances 40%.
- The European Union finances 20%.
- The local authorities finance 40% (part of which comes from their own budgets, with no increase in taxes for local residents, and part from this additional tourist tax financed by overnight stays, i.e. by tourists).
How to declare and pay your taxe de séjour :
Contact the Tourist Tax Department of the Intercommunal Tourist Office, which will open an online account for you at https://lalonde.taxesejour.fr
You can then make your declarations and payments online, using personalized codes.
Monthly declaration by the 15th of each month.
Online payment (credit card or bank transfer) five times a year: May 15, July 15, September 15, November 15 and January 15 (payment can be made at any of the 4 Tourist Offices by cheque made payable to the OTI La Londe Revenue Manager).
Your contact at the Intercommunal Tourist Office: Viviane LEMOINE
Tel: 04 94 01 53 19/ Email: lalonde@taxesejour.fr