Cancun Has a New Visitor Tax 

By: - July 27th, 2023
cancun has a new visitor tax
The Royalton Chic resort in Cancun.

Cancun has been one of the hottest travel destinations in the hemisphere since the pandemic, and now the Mexican Caribbean tourism capital is making a major change for visitors. 

Effective this month, Cancun is now charging all visitors an $18.80 USD per person tax, required for all non-resident visitors who arrive at Cancun International Airport. 

The new tax aims to fund infrastructure improvements in the Mexican Caribbean state of Quintana Roo. 

The company has now tapped a Canadian company to facilitate collection of the tax: Travelkore. 

All visitors can now pay the tax directly on the Travelkore platform, as visitors cannot pay a cash payment on arrival. 

“We’ve built a user-friendly system and with basically one click, the traveller is provided a QR code which is presented upon customs entry at the Cancun airport. Upon departure, the QR code is cancelled” said Tim Scurry, CEO of Travelkore. 

For more, visit Travelkore. 

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