Make that one less margarita on Cancun’s sandy beaches.
Tourists to Mexico’s Quintana Roo state will soon be slapped with a new tax of about $11 to be paid before tanned and relaxed visitors leave the region.
The new 225 peso tax begins April 1, just as demand is rising for spring and summer travel from tourists stuck indoors for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And Mexico isn’t the only travel spot where tourists may face new travel taxes.
Hawaii is floating an added tax on car rentals. Thailand added a $10 per tourist fee, and even Montana, another outdoor spot that’s grown in popularity during the pandemic, is looking to raise more tourism tax revenue.
Quintana Roo, which is also home to Playa del Carmen and…