ikt@aussie.zoneM to worldnews@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoJapan eyes tripling departure tax to grapple with overtourismasia.nikkei.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up14file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineglobalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up14external-linkJapan eyes tripling departure tax to grapple with overtourismasia.nikkei.comikt@aussie.zoneM to worldnews@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineglobalnews@lemmy.zip
https://archive.is/20251112161707/https://asia.nikkei.com/business/travel-leisure/japan-eyes-tripling-departure-tax-to-grapple-with-overtourism
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoSo making people pay more to leave will decrease tourism? This is some next level logic. Sounds more like an accountant realised they could charge more on this tax, and a PR team devised this as they way to sell it.
So making people pay more to leave will decrease tourism?
This is some next level logic.
Sounds more like an accountant realised they could charge more on this tax, and a PR team devised this as they way to sell it.