Business · Trade · 4 hrs ago
Mexico's proposed visitor fee increase could raise travel taxes to $141
Mexico is considering a $10 increase to the fee charged to foreign visitors next year.
The proposed fee is called the Non-Resident Tax, and the government has reduced the planned increase from 35% to about half that amount.
ALTA says the added charge would bring visitor taxes and fees to $141 per passenger, up from about $131 now.
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association warns that higher costs could steer travelers toward other destinations and put tourism jobs and investment at risk.
Chile and Peru charge less than $30 in airport fees for international travelers entering their countries.
The Non-Resident Tax brings in nearly $50 per passenger, and its proceeds go to government-owned companies controlled by the military, including Grupo Mundo Maya and the Maya Train.
The increase is included in next year's tax package, but the provided information does not say when a final decision will be made.
A proposed $10 increase to Mexico’s Non-Resident Fee could raise taxes and fees paid by foreign visitors to $141 per passenger.
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association warned that the increase could make Mexico the most expensive country in the markets it analyzed for foreign travelers.
The Mexican government reduced the planned increase by half from an initial proposal of 35 percent.
ALTA director general Peter Cerdá said higher costs could push travelers to competing destinations and put jobs, investment and tourism at risk.
Revenue from the fee goes to state-owned companies controlled by the military, including Grupo Mundo Maya and the Maya Train.
- Who
- The Mexican government is proposing the fee increase, and ALTA has warned about its effects on travelers.
- What
- A proposed $10 increase to the Non-Resident Fee could bring taxes and fees for foreign visitors to $141 per passenger.
- When
- The increase is proposed to take effect next year.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- The article says revenue from the fee supports state-owned companies, including Grupo Mundo Maya and the Maya Train.
ALTA
Mexican government
Impact of the increase
ALTA
ALTA warns that higher costs could make Mexico less competitive and push travelers to other destinations.
Mexican government
The government has proposed an increase to the Non-Resident Fee, reduced by half from an initial proposal of 35 percent.
The government initially planned a 35 percent increase to the Non-Resident Fee.
The proposed $10 increase is set to take effect, after the government reduced the planned increase by half.
- Proposed fee increase
- $10
- Current taxes and fees cited by ALTA
- About $131 per foreign passenger
- Total after proposed increase
- $141 per foreign passenger
- Comparative airport charges
- Chile and Peru charge no more than $30 in airport fees for international travelers entering their countries.
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What people are saying
Coming to Mexico is expensive, and with the increase in fees you are pushing the traveler to another destination or a competitor in the region.
Each additional cost to the ticket reduces competitiveness and puts jobs, investment and tourism at risk.