Articles tagged “tourism tax”

Coronavirus

Thailand Will Charge $9 Tourist Tax Starting in April

It's not a surprising move for a destination with one of the longest pandemic shutdowns. Travel just keeps getting more expensive.

Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters | 4 months ago
Thailand Will Charge $9 Tourist Tax Starting in April

Coronavirus

Tourism Marketing’s Fight for Survival Offers a Chance for Reinvention

There is simply no historical precedent for what the tourism marketing industry is currently going through. Some argue that makes it a perfect time for the industry to reinvent itself.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 2 years ago
Tourism Marketing’s Fight for Survival Offers a Chance for Reinvention

Tourism

Travel Oregon’s Budget Could Be Threatened Over Scrutiny of Its Executives’ Pay Hikes

Tourism boards in the U.S. often have to fight hard to maintain their funding sources. When legitimate questions over executive compensation levels come up — as has happened in Oregon — it threatens to give all of tourism marketing a bad name.

Associated Press, Associated Press | 2 years ago
Travel Oregon’s Budget Could Be Threatened Over Scrutiny of Its Executives’ Pay Hikes

Tourism

The Paradox of Taxing Travelers for Overtourism

Are destinations taxing visitors because they don't want them to show up? Actually, the conversation around tourism taxes shows that it's not really fewer visitors that destinations want — it's more resources and management tools to deal with them properly.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 3 years ago
The Paradox of Taxing Travelers for Overtourism