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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    This was suppose to start from 1st Feb, has anyone actually entered or exited DR in the last week and paid this unfair tax ? $30 extra tax (on top of $10+$20) is just taking a piss. Great encouragement for tourists... !

    They keep talking about deflation, downturn, job losses, house reposesion, bankrupt banks, companies, people.... oil is $40 (from $140) but flights from UK are costing even more this year and now this. Do you sometime get the feeling we are just being had with all this economic bullshit.... !? Bankers and billionaires ripped us all off and now cashed their checks and left, sitting back laughing at us....

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    Quote Originally Posted by Aren View Post
    This was suppose to start from 1st Feb, has anyone actually entered or exited DR in the last week and paid this unfair tax ? $30 extra tax (on top of $10+$20)
    I have read all these posts but am still unclear. Is it $15 extra on top of $10 entering AND $15 on top of $20 exiting, or only one extra $15 charge?

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    Based on the Dominican Today story it looks like you pay 5 dollars more. $15.00 to enter or if you have to pay when you leave its $15.00 to leave.

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    Fucking shame when my ticket to Colombia in South America is cheaper than a fucking ticket to DR
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    Getting to the DR has been getting to be a pain in the Ass. I live in the Chicago area and have to get up at 4 in the fucking morning to fly out. Usually 350.00 for the ticket. Then I pay 130 bucks in taxes then an additional 15.00 for a tourist card. Then a 25.00 taxi ride to the Garden. Before I even have a chica in my room I've spent over 500 bucks.

    Heading to Panama on the 20th. 346 bucks round trip. No special taxes... I'll post my report when I get back.

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    Quote Originally Posted by gmalet View Post

    Heading to Panama on the 20th. 346 bucks round trip. No special taxes... I'll post my report when I get back.
    Have a fun time, I know someone else who is going with you, I look forward to seeing what you have to say about the place.

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    3some returned after feb 1st, did you notice any extra departur fee when exiting?

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    Quote Originally Posted by cainer View Post
    3some returned after feb 1st, did you notice any extra departur fee when exiting?

    Same IOUs, no problems.



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    Quote Originally Posted by cainer View Post
    3some returned after feb 1st, did you notice any extra departur fee when exiting?
    Nope, no extra charges.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmydr View Post
    Same IOUs, no problems.
    Exactly, I would have whipped out the IOU's anyways, so not important!

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    It's probably just an increase on the tourist card from $10 to $15. I've only had to pay on the way in, never on the way out, but I always fly commercial.

    Even so, I'm looking at an April trip and the taxes are $133 and the tourist card is $15, that is an extra $150. It is starting to make some of the alternatives look more attractive. I have 8 weeks of vacation to burn through this year. I may "spread the love" a little.
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    Thats why it pays to have family members who are flight attendants...besides an extra 15 aint gonna hurt anyone. Just chose a day where you decide whether you would want to eat or bust a nut; that should even things out

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    If i didnt look at the name on this post, i would have sworn i wrote it. I couldnt be more in agreement.

    Gas in Canada was $0.69 a litre and the barrel was at $40. The barrel is still at $40 but gas is now $0.85 a litre. Pisses me off that someone is ripping us off. I was told it is the refineries that are now gouging us and charging more to refine the oil into gasoline. That is why prices are still rising when the barrel of oil hasnt

    Last year when i flew to the DR, the departure tax was included in my ticket.( a Canadian thing i guess) but IN december, i had to pay the $20 departure tax. It looks like this time, its going to be the same extra $20 and now another $15

    The tax on my airline ticket was $300, this time, its $315. When does the gouging stop?

    If u add all the added taxes that i have to pay on this trip, its going to be about $60 more then previous trips. $10 more for gas to get to and from the airport, about $15 on my ticket and another $35 just to leave the DR.

    No wonder everyone is broke

    Ps, most of these taxes are in American funds, so add another %20 onto the total. Fuckers in Dr dont even take our money

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    SOSUA NEWS:

    It was published in all the newspapers at the end of January: from 1 February onwards all tourists would have to pay 15 dollars when entering and leaving the country.

    This caused a furor among many tourists. So, on 18 February we went to the airport and asked at the information desk what was going on.
    Wandy Tavera gave us the following answer:

    The new price of 15 dollars does not start until 2 March 2009, so until that date everyone continues to pay just 10 dollars, if this is not already included in the price of their airline ticket.

    So, its official: after 2 March all tourists will have to pay 15 dollars to enter the country. When leaving the country the 15 dollars is included in your airline ticket.

    If this situation changes, we'll let you know immediately.

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    So all in all 30$ extra.. That is a ST suck and fuck money..in Boca Chica...Too bad..wish we have alternatives

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    Wow. That was quick.

    I just checked and AA is now charging $25 more to fly round trip DCA to SDQ than to SXM for carnaval week

    The ticket prices jumped $50 in three days.

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    So what happens if I bought a few tourist cards during my last trip to the DR consulate in NY. Do I have to pay another 5 or should I go back to the consulate and get new cards? I hate waiting in that long line after the plane lands.
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    Damn!!! The crazy airfare taxes now this shit....

    damn if it wasnt for the perch, I'd reallt stop going there!

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    It looks like they added the price to the ticket I bought. They are now charging 147 bucks in taxes to fly to POP.

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    Can anyone that has been down to POP ,is the tourist card now $15 or still $10?

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    Quote Originally Posted by Gutter Meat View Post
    Can anyone that has been down to POP ,is the tourist card now $15 or still $10?
    It's $10 in STI

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    Re: Tourists must pay 15$ at customs

    It is still $10 on Arrival but looks like they added in all in the price of the ticket.

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