Our first stay wasn’t until 1991, and I can’t recall how much the departure tax was, but I do seem to remember paying it upon departure versus having it added to the price of the ticket. I think I’m remembering correctly.
Yes, pretty much as you stated but it is better to not have to go to various places to pay each tax. This was on a one way from SXM to DAY, just under $100 in taxes, and another $40 or so to depart the US.
Yes, pretty much as you stated but it is better to not have to go to various places to pay each tax. This was on a one way from SXM to DAY, just under $100 in taxes, and another $40 or so to depart the US.
Back in the "old" airport, one of us would go to the tax window (praying we had enough cash left! lol) and the other would wait in line to check-in with the airline. Always worked.
"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest"
Yes, pretty much as you stated but it is better to not have to go to various places to pay each tax. This was on a one way from SXM to DAY, just under $100 in taxes, and another $40 or so to depart the US.
Back in the "old" airport, one of us would go to the tax window (praying we had enough cash left! lol) and the other would wait in line to check-in with the airline. Always worked.
And this is what it costs to come back to the US. Roughly $41 in my case. Around $100, give or take, on a single ticket.
United States Immigration User Fee $7.00 United States Customs User Fee $5.89 United States APHIS Passenger Fee Passengers $3.96 US International Arrival Tax $18.60 United States Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee $5.60
Joe--gotta say, there might be a lot of reasons why a person would stop coming to SXM. The cost of the taxes on the ticket to me, no way should be one of them, compared to the cost of the rest of the trip, literal pennies in the bucket..
I picked some random dates and got a round trip fare from LHR to SXM (with return) of $729 total. Of this amount the actual fare is around $145 with the balance being taxes and fees. Pretty amazing considering that is about what I just paid for air I booked. One way from LHR to SXM was substantially higher.
My point was that the SXM departure tax could be a lot worse
True. One either wants to go and pays the price or they choose not to. I had not looked at the fare breakdown for a couple of trips and did not realize SXM was now $39.