Hawaii may become the first U.S. state to introduce a tourism fee to alleviate the effects of overcrowding and to restore the environment. While tourist fees are nothing new in some popular destinations, Hawaii would be the first place in the United States to introduce a similar fee if the measure passes. Here’s what you…
These 5 Popular Countries Require Americans To Pay A Fee In Order To Visit
The American passport is one of the most powerful in the world, granting its bearer facilitated access to more than 180 countries as of 2023, but it is not bulletproof. While it’s true U.S. citizens can freely board flights to nearly every single major destination globally with no other requirement other than carrying a valid…
The Pantheon to impose an entry fee.
The Pantheon – the work of angels, not men” is Rome’s most popular cultural site and soon will no longer be free to visit. 3 Rome’s 2,000-year-old iconic Pantheon, once described by Michelangelo as “the work of angels, not men”, is Italy’s most visited cultural site. The word pantheon means ‘of all gods’ and has…
Launch Of New Fee To Visit Europe Delayed Until Next Year
Europe’s plan to launch an Electronic Travel Authorization, which will require Americans to pay a fee every three years in order to travel, has just been pushed back until 2024 as Brussels continues to grapple with operational issues and the complexities of the system’s implementation. The ETIAS, as it’s been dubbed, was initially set to…
Bermuda Removes Entry Fee And Travel Authorization Form For Americans
After dropping all travel restrictions earlier this year following two years of strict protocols, the paradisaical island of Bermuda is going even further and removing both an entry fee and a travel authorization for Americans and other foreigners. From now on, completing a Bermuda Arrival Card is the only requirement applying to tourists arriving via…
Americans Will Have To Provide Biometrics And Pay Fee Traveling To The U.K. From 2023
Similarly to the European Union’s ETIAS, set to come into effect next year, the United Kingdom will require American citizens to provide biometrics and pay a fee when traveling to the country. These changes will begin implementation as early as January 2023, yet should be fully operational by the end of 2024 only. Since Brexit,…
Airbnbs Are Asking Guests To Clean Before Departure And Pay Cleaning Fee
Travelers have taken to the internet to criticize a common Airbnb Host practice. Namely, charging cleaning fees while still asking guests to clean and complete chores before their departure. Staying in an Airbnb comes with different expectations than staying in a hotel. While hotel guests expect to be able to leave their room in whatever…
Travelers Will Have To Pay A New Fee to Enter Europe in 2023
The ETIAS will be required next spring and once approved will be valid for three years Traveling will be a little more expensive as more fees are emerging in different destinations. Now, European authorities have announced the implementation of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS), a platform where most non-European visitors will have…
Thailand To Start Charging An Entry Fee From August
Thailand is finally reopening for tourism after two years of consecutive border closures and complex entry restrictions. Even though it is slowly coming out of its shell and allowing more foreigners to visit again, the entry process for Thailand is bound to undergo some permanent changes, as the country intends to start charging an entry…
Venice to charge entry fee for daytrippers
Venice, with its glittering canals, and romantic gondolas, superb architecture, quaint bridges and tiny lanes is proving to be far too enchanting for its own good. The beautiful city has long complained about over-tourism and on busy days visitors outnumber locals two to one (there are 50,000 residents), there re consistently long queues to enter…
