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Hi Raylau,
Yes, that sounds like city/tourist tax: http://www.myswissalps.com/ac commodation/touristtax. If you are using an agent for the booking then I assume he/she will get you a detailed invoice that shows what you paid for. You can show that to the hotel staff in case of any doubts.
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Hi Arno,
You are right, let me ask for invoice and receipt with breakdown details.
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Just call the agent. They said I can either call them via ip phone or retain any receipt to claim back the additional tax charge. They said invoice is not available
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Hi Raylau,
Hmm, a travel agent should be able to provide a detailed invoice of what you paid for. I would personally be reluctant to pay without a specification. Note that you can easily book hotels yourself, you don’t need an agent for that: http://www.myswissalps.com/ho tels.
Anyway, do let us know if this leads to any issues. Probably not, tourist tax is common in Switzerland and normally included in the bill.
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Sure! I will check in by end of this month and still plan detail for where to go.
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1) Can we pay the tourist tax through chip based card including in mountain hotels?
2) Will I get any receipt for that from hotel?
3) Can I pay the tourist tax advance for the whole day?
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Hi Shabu,
1) This will work in most hotels, but remote mountain hotels and huts may accept cash only.
2) Yes.
3) I don’t know, but I suppose you can if you want to.