Skift Take

Major cities have gotten more expensive to visit in recent years, and here's a look at some of the factors that have contributed to them becoming pricier for travelers.

It seems everything is getting more expensive, and travelers are likely seeing it most when they're booking trips to big cities. Are big cities becoming more expensive to visit? And why?

We turned to our answer engine, Ask Skift 2.0. The AI chatbot used information that has appeared in our news coverage, and we did additional reporting on the subject.

What Ask Skift said:

The cost of visiting big cities is indeed rising, influenced by a variety of factors that include increased tourist taxes, rising accommodation costs, and heightened demand for services.

In Paris, for example, tourist taxes have more than doubled as the city prepared to host the 2024 Olympics. These increases are evident across all categories of accommodations, from palatial hot