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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: tradewinds]
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07/12/2015 09:11 PM
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$10 On the St. Thomas side.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Departure Tax
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07/13/2015 05:23 PM
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CottageGirl said: Pretty sure we paid a departure tax leaving STT by air because we sent our kids (adult kids) through security etc separately because they were on a different airline than us. Met up with them after security and they were like " we had to pay money to get out!" It was the first time during the trip thy had to get their wallets out <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> The USVI never had a departure tax, maybe some unscrupulous person took advantage knowing the children wouldn't know any better. They probably didn't get a receipt.
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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: charlie]
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07/13/2015 09:16 PM
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I don't think it effects the airport but they definitely add $10 to the departing ferry fee. It was increased from $4.85 to $10 and added to the ticket price in March 2014. You may have just thought the ferry was just squeezing out more but it was a tax increase.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: CottageGirl]
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07/14/2015 09:54 AM
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CottageGirl said: Pretty sure we paid a departure tax leaving STT by air because we sent our kids (adult kids) through security etc separately because they were on a different airline than us. Met up with them after security and they were like " we had to pay money to get out!" It was the first time during the trip thy had to get their wallets out <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> There is no place in 'security' be it TSA or CBP that collects or charges money explicitly for departure. CBP may have charged them duty if they declared over the limit on purchases -- a porter may have charged them if they used one to take their bags.
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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: Bella]
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07/24/2015 03:13 PM
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You might get sticker shock if you price flying to EIS now. With the pullout of American fares have soared. It was almost double in May to fly to EIS verses STT on the major airlines and triple if you add in spirit. USAIR was 605 to STT. The best I could find to EIS was 1100. The ferries have also raised their fares in response to the AMR pullout. When AMR left it took 384 seats a day out of the market. Cape Air added flights but even 10 a day is only 90 seats total. G
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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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07/24/2015 04:40 PM
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I don't find it that much higher to fly into EIS, but we also always use a commuter book instead of booking end to end with JetBlue. About $700-800 typically and I can't get to St Thomas for that much less.
Matt
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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: Orange_Burst]
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07/24/2015 05:28 PM
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maytrix
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You ever look at it separate to San Juan and then Tortola? I know it costs us about $400-500 to get to San Juan. Another $360 to get to Tortola.
Matt
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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: sail2wind]
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07/24/2015 10:14 PM
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I know we could get there for less, but it would cost us in time. We go direct to san juan. And having done the ferries twice, im more inclined to avoid them like the plague.. nothing appealing about them at all., san juan has always been good for us and I love the cape air flights for the views. I also figure you have to add $100 to STT costs for the ferry, plus an extra taxi, so it just hasnt seemed worth it for us., I do always look at the options, but it just doesn't work out.
Matt
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Re: Departure Tax
[Re: maytrix]
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07/25/2015 07:32 AM
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maytrix said: I don't find it that much higher to fly into EIS, but we also always use a commuter book instead of booking end to end with JetBlue. About $700-800 typically and I can't get to St Thomas for that much less. Yup....we have been doing this exact thing for a few years now and find it pretty reasonable also. Even with the increase in the price of the commuter books to 1800 . The arrival into EIS, welcomed back by Wonel the luggage guy and Amos the NSX shuttle driver is lovely. ...not to mention the taxi stand bar folks.....Oh my the DIF!!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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