Do I need to pay a resort/tourist tax on arrival when booking hotels in Sharm El Sheikh online (Booking.com, Yandex Travel, etc.)?
Based on 2 discussions with 2 participants · Last activity: today
TL;DR
Yes, when booking independently through Booking.com or Yandex Travel, a resort/tourist tax is often not included in the price and must be paid separately at check-in — this is standard practice, not a site error.
What the community said
A resort/tourist tax when booking independently is standard practice: it's simply not included in the final booking amount, so you need to add it and pay separately at hotel check-in. Booking.com works the same way.
today Resort tax paid at check-in
In package tours, the resort tax is already built into the price, so tourists don't notice it separately — but they still pay for it either way, just not as a line item.
today
A traveler noticed a new 'resort fee' line item when booking through Yandex Travel in 2026 — previously this fee wasn't shown when booking through this service.
4 days ago Yandex Travel — new fee line item
The same question about the resort tax when booking through Yandex Travel was also asked a day earlier — travelers wanted to confirm whether the extra payment is really required upon arrival at the hotel.
5 days ago