More and more tourist hot spots are introducing visitor caps and entry fees to prevent overcrowding – and, of course, it gives their coffers a little boost, too.
There is a new $13 charge for climbing Japan’s famous (and congested) Mount Fuji, which follows Japan’s 70% price hike for tourist rail passes. The weak yen, however, still makes this a good time for international visitors to make that bucket-list trip.
If you want to see the ornate – and exceedingly popular – Plaza de España square in Seville, Spain, expect to soon pony up an entry fee. The Louvre art museum in Paris, home to the Mona Lisa, has raised ticket prices by almost a third, ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer.
It is not just Europe and Asia, either. Walt Disney World Resort in Florida has already introduced higher park ticket prices for next year. Some of the lowest single-day, single-park ticket prices have gone up by $10 for 2025.
source: CNN.com