New Tax Imposed on Visitors Traveling to Tanzania

Hi there,

Seen in various media outlets, a new tax on flight tickets was introduced on Nov. 1 by the Tanzanian government. A tax related to security... !!!??

Amount: around $90 per round-trip flight ticket.....

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Good evening, Well, adding the mandatory insurance, visa fees, and if airlines don’t absorb part of this tax, it adds up to a hefty amount of expenses to commit to before even setting foot on Tanzanian soil. For a family of four, it could represent a week’s all-inclusive vacation for one person in mass-market destinations. Obviously not the same kind of vacation, but it sure makes the "entry ticket" to Tanzania expensive these days...

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Note that in the neighboring country, Kenya, the entry fees for reserves (maybe not all) also increased as of October 1st...

Tourists are the "golden goose"... but for how long????

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