Mexico's New Cruise Tax: Finding Balance Between Revenue and Tourism Growth
Analysis: How Mexico's proposed $42 cruise passenger tax could reshape tourism patterns, impact different cruise markets, and what it means for the industry's future in the region.
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.
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.
Why your Caribbean cruise could cost more: Mexico introduces a new tourist tax
Cruise holidays to Mexico will get more expensive as one of the world’s busiest ports plans to add a passenger tax. View on euronews
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.
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 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 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’s congress votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls
Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico's Congress voted this week to charge a $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in Mexico.
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.
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Mexico's Congress Introduces $42 Cruise Passenger Tax
Often times, popular cruise ports levy taxes on ships or passengers to help finance port facilities ... According to the proposed new law, two-thirds of this tax would benefit the Mexican army.
Mexico holidays look set to get more expensive – but only for one type of tourist
Mexico holidays look set to get more expensive – but only for one type of tourist - Seafaring passengers will have to pay the $42 immigration tax to dock at Mexican ports ...