It is truly privileged that living in a wealthy Democracy, if you don’t like the election outcome you can just move to another country,
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Hawaii establishes new tourist tax for climate slush fund
It’s a slush fund, financed by people who can’t vote in Hawaii, to squander money on most anything the politicians want. They literally admit they don’t know how the money will be spent!
Continue readingJapan to increase tourist taxes
Japan Is Following Other Countries With New Tourist Tax Changes
Continue readingVenice, Italy to double daily tourist fee
New fee will be 10 Euros per person per day.
Continue readingEdinburgh adds 5% per night tourist tax
Everyone is adding tourist taxes. Once started, they will only go up.
Continue readingInteresting perspectives on living in the US vs Europe
Many differences between lives in the EU and the US are due to Americans having higher incomes
Continue readingDo environmental, climate change “tourist fees” work?
No, so far they do not work.
Continue readingShould visitor fees be $100 per day or more?
Should countries or cities charge exorbitant access fees to tourists? Could you charge day-trippers something much more significant – say, £100 – for access to Venice, or £50 to visit Santorini…
Continue readingBarcelona tourism to drop “Visit Barcelona” slogan
Barcelona’s tourism promotion will change slogans, seeks to have fewer visitors spending more money.
Continue readingDo we need to end “free museums”?
Do we need to end “free museum admission” and free admission to other cultural attractions?
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