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B&B Lyts Paradys voted 'Best Bed & Breakfast of the Netherlands 2026'

B&B Lyts Paradys in Boijl can call itself the 'Best Bed & Breakfast of the Netherlands 2026'. The Frisian accommodation emerged as the winner in the prestigious 5-tulip category. The Bed & Breakfast Netherlands Foundation announced today, in...

VAT increase for recreational accommodation; the first consequences

Effective January 1, 2026, the VAT in the Netherlands on recreational accommodation (including hotels, holiday parks, group accommodations, and B&Bs) has been increased from 9% to 21%. Only camping with one's own camping equipment remains subject to the low VAT rate. How does the... react?

Dutch VAT increase on accommodation (21%) is now really final

The last chance to reverse the VAT increase from 9% to 21% on lodging establishments in the Netherlands has passed. This afternoon (February 27th), a vote was held on Jimmy Dijk's (SP) motion to reverse this increase.

Do elections still play a role in preventing the VAT increase for residential recreation?

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the Dutch House of Representatives will once again be voting on a new structure. The VAT increase for residential recreation is not a high priority for most parties. However, for the broader recreation sector -...

Growth of 65% new registrations on Bedandbreakfast.nl

September 16 2025
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Starting and running a Bed & Breakfast remains popular in the Netherlands. Figures from Bedandbreakfast.nl show that the number of new registrations on the website increased by a whopping 65% this summer compared to the same period last year...

B&Bs experience a summer full of love and reservations

19 August 2025
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Dutch bed and breakfasts are doing well this summer, according to the latest figures from Bedandbreakfast.nl. The number of reservation requests on the website is up 13% this summer compared to the same period last year.

Municipality of Amsterdam reduces maximum number of B&Bs per district by 30%

A maximum number of B&Bs has been determined for each district in Amsterdam. The municipality will reduce that maximum by 1 percent from 1 January 2024, with the exception of Weesp. This means that in busy parts of the city, especially in the center, for the time being...

Popularity TV program B&B full of love has an effect on the B&B sector

The Netherlands is under the spell of B&B Vol Liefde. This is not only evident from the towering viewing figures of the dating show on RTL4, but also from the statistics of Bedandbreakfast.nl. It clearly shows that there is a lot of searching for...

B&B Lyts Paradys voted 'Best Bed & Breakfast of the Netherlands 2026'

VAT increase for recreational accommodation; the first consequences

Dutch VAT increase on accommodation (21%) is now really final

Do elections still play a role in preventing the VAT increase for residential recreation?

Growth of 65% new registrations on Bedandbreakfast.nl

B&Bs experience a summer full of love and reservations

Municipality of Amsterdam reduces maximum number of B&Bs per district by 30%

Popularity TV program B&B full of love has an effect on the B&B sector

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