U.S. Considering $10 “Tourist Fee” to Pay for Promoting Tourism
September 7th, 2009Via: Gadling:
A proposal currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress may soon charge visitors to the United States a $10 entry fee.
The fee will go into a fund used to pay for promoting tourism. By now, I can imagine you are laughing about this (unless you don’t live in the U.S.). The concept of having tourists pay for the PR activities of a country they are already visiting is completely insane.
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Some European resorts impose a tourist tax on visitors, levied when you pay for your accommodation at a hotel or guest house. I experienced this at Garmisch Partenkirchen in the Bavarian Alps a few years ago and while it wasn’t much, the principle of it really angered me.
As for the USA, I’m shocked tourists still go there to be treated like animals at the fascist zone airports. Don’t get me wrong; I’ve always felt it is a fascinating and very beautiful country, and 10 years ago I had a great time driving round Florida in a hire car. But am I willing to have my fingerprints taken and photographed like a gang member at the airport? Not a chance.