Luanda, Dec. 24, 2025 (Lusa) - The Angolan government will create a tourism tax, which will charge international tourists 5% of the daily rate they pay to tourist establishments for accommodation, with a limit of up to seven days.
According to Angola's minister for tourism, Márcio Daniel, on Tuesday the Cabinet analysed six legal documents to implement and materialise the recent approval of Simplifica Turismo, the government's programme to simplify procedures in public administration.
Among these documents, a draft bill was analysed, which allows the country's president to approve the Legal Regime for the Special Contribution for Tourism, including the creation of a tax applicable to overnight stays by international tourists for up to seven days.
Márcio Daniel stressed that this is a structural measure that will "revolutionise the way the tourism sector is financed".
"This tax that we are proposing to create is applicable to international tourists staying in a tourist resort, hotel, lodge, etc., for a period of up to seven days," he said.
"In other words, the tax applies to international tourists for overnight stays of up to seven days and the tax rate is 5% of the daily rate charged by the establishment", he added.
The Angolan minister also said that the Cabinet had approved the Proposed Presidential Decree creating the Events Tourism Strategy, so that Angola can take advantage of the large-scale national, regional and continental investments it has been making in recent years.
"We are referring to the recently inaugurated António Agostinho Neto International Airport (AIAAN), where we are finalising the construction of a large conference and convention centre in the Chicala area, [and] to take advantage of this infrastructure, it is crucial that there is a structure in place to attract as many events as possible to Angola," he stressed.
The Angolan minister stressed that this strategy involves the creation of a Convention Bureau, which will be under the responsibility of the Ministry of Tourism, dedicated to attracting public and private events to Angola.
"This way, the infrastructure that is being built will not be left empty, without any kind of event," said the minister, emphasising that Angola, in order to have the dynamism of the MICE (Meeting Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) market, "needs the creation of this Convention Bureau".
Currently, the African context is dominated by South Africa, with Cape Town leading the way, and Rwanda, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco as the countries that stand out in attracting events, described Márcio Daniel.
The Cabinet also approved the Proposed Presidential Decree creating measures for the development of maritime tourism, more specifically cruise ship tourism, so that Angola can take advantage of the ports of Luanda, Namibe and Lobito, which have the capacity to receive cruise ships.
The Angolan Minister of Tourism highlighted that this strategy aims to raise awareness of Angola's infrastructure potential, showcase its attractions, and position the country "as a major destination for cruise ships."
"In Africa, the ports of Walvis Bay in Namibia and Cape Town attract a large part of the cruise ship traffic that passes by our coast," he said.
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