VAT on award nights in Israel

[HDS]

Israeli citizens redeeming award nights, do they pay 18% VAT on the full cash value of the room? Or is there some other calculation?

[Dr Moose]

with a student visa, I did not pay any tax

[HDS]

with a student visa, I did not pay any tax

How about regular adult Israeli citizens, who are usually required to pay VAT?

[G11600]

How about regular adult Israeli citizens, who are usually required to pay VAT?

No VAT is charged (at least not at Hilton or SPG). If you redeem using hotels.com credit you will be charged, but that is clearly stated on reservation.

[Dr Moose]

How about regular adult Israeli citizens, who are usually required to pay VAT?

if you have a student visa you're also required to pay VAT, at least I had to when renting a car.

[HDS]

No VAT is charged (at least not at Hilton or SPG). If you redeem using hotels.com credit you will be charged, but that is clearly stated on reservation.

Thanks, I was thinking IHG.

[HDS]

if you have a student visa you're also required to pay VAT, at least I had to when renting a car.

I think you should be able to get that back at the airport if you go to the VAT rebate desk. In hotels, if you show a foreign passport with a tourist or student visa, they usually won't charge you to begin with.

[Dr Moose]

I think you should be able to get that back at the airport if you go to the VAT rebate desk. In hotels, if you show a foreign passport with a tourist or student visa, they usually won't charge you to begin with.

tourist, no. student, yes.

[DrDanny]

No VAT is charged (at least not at Hilton or SPG). If you redeem using hotels.com credit you will be charged, but that is clearly stated on reservation.

Interesting because at  the Four Seasons Atlanta I was not charged tax when I used Hotels.com free nights.