March 12th, 2021

Quintana Roo to levy tourism tax on foreign visitors starting April 1

Quintan Roo is home to Mexico's top Caribbean hot spots:

• Cancún
• Cozumel
• Playa del Carmen / Riviera Maya
• Tulúm

The tax is $224 MXN pesos per person over age 15 (about $11 USD):

• Tourists will be able to pay the new tax electronically when they book their trip, during their stay or upon exiting the state via a new website called Visitax.
• There will be also an option to pay in cash at terminals set up in airports.

Flyers and Belize drivers:  Currently, it looks like this only applies to foreign air passengers departing Cancún or Cozumel airports and drivers crossing QR's border with Belize.   Airport enforcement is supposed to happen prior to departure, but the details are sketchy at the moment.  We'll know much more after April 1st when it goes into effect and enforcement begins.

Cruisers:  We cannot find that it will apply to cruise passengers for Cozumel or Riviera Maya as those ports already collect revenue from cruise passengers through port charges.

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Resources:
Travel Pulse:  https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/quintana-roos-new-tourism-tax-goes-into-effect-april-1.html

Mexican News Daily:  https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/quintana-roo-to-levy-visitor-tax-on-foreigners-starting-april-1/