Forget Mexico, more key cruise ports add new taxes
Most people, however, have no issues with taxes on tourists. That's a tactic often justified as being needed to handle the wear and tear on a popular tourist destination's infrast
New tax could make cruises to Mexico more expensive at $42 per person
Cruise ship passengers sailing to Mexico – home to the busiest port in the world – could soon face a new tax of $42 per person, whether they disembark or not. Last week, Mexico's Congress voted in favor of the new immigration levy for every cruise ship passenger that docks in any of the country's ports, according to The Associated Press.
Mexico to Charge Cruise Ship Passengers New Fee for Port Stops
Mexican politicians have voted to charge cruise ship passengers a new $42 fee for port stops. Cruise ship passengers are exempt from the immigration charge, but the new bill, passed by the Mexican Senate late Tuesday, gets rid of this exemption. The lower house of Mexico's Congress voted for the bill last week.
Cruise Lines May Bypass Mexico If Hefty New Tax Moves Forward
A hefty new tax on cruisers to Mexico could cause cruise lines to adjust itineraries or change development plans for ports of call.
Why Cruises To Mexico Could Get More Expensive
The lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted last week to levy a hefty immigration fee on passengers of cruise ships that dock in Mexico.
Cruise trade group blasts Mexico passenger tax in letter to country's president
Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association president Michel Paige wrote that a proposed $42 passenger tax would make cruise tourism in Mexico 213% more expensive than the average Caribbean port.
Mexico to impose new immigration fee on cruise ship passengers
Mexico’s lower house of Congress voted to impose a US $42 immigration fee on passengers of cruise ships docking at any of the country’s ports.
Mexico Looks to Levy Tax on Cruise Passengers
Even if Senate doesn’t approve the measure to implement tax, some cruise passengers will still see their trips to Mexico become pricier. Guests on sailings to Quintana Roo — the state home to Costa Maya and Cozumel — will have to pay a $5 fee to contribute to the National Disaster Prevention Fund under a regional law starting on January 1.
Mexico's Congress votes for $42 cruise passenger tax
The Mexican Association of Shipping Agents cried foul, saying the charge could make Mexico uncompetitively expensive for cruise ships.
Mexico's Senate Votes to Charge Cruise Ship Passengers $42 Per Head for Port Calls
Mexico's Senate has voted to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls, drawing sharp criticism from the tourism industry
Mexico to impose tax for cruise ship visitors starting in 2025
Mexican officials are planning to implement a $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in Mexico. Industry experts share why they are against the tourist tax.
Galveston cruises to Mexico could cost more with new fee
In the past, cruise ship passengers had been exempted from the immigration fee because they sleep aboard the vessels.
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Mexico port tax would add $42 per passenger to every Mexican stop
The cruise lines are threatening to change itineraries and pull investment if a proposed migration tax gets approved.
Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian fight Mexico’s new port tax
The cruise lines are threatening to change itineraries and pull investment if a proposed migration tax gets approved.
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