On Thursday 28 April, the European Court of Justice clarified the VAT treatment of city cards. City cards, you know them, those handy passes with which you as a tourist can discover a city for a certain period, for example 24, 48 or 72 hours, receive free admission or a hefty discount at many places of interest and which can also serve as a ticket for public urban transport.
Yes, also for sightseeing tours on those ugly hop on hop off buses, which now seem to be dutifully driving around major cities worldwide.
Source eur.nl
See also ECJ C-637/20 (DSAB Destination Stockholm) – Decision – City card is a multi-purpose voucher
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