| Nothing is as annoying as the taxes you have to pay | | | | or Chile have to pay $131. This is equal to the price |
| while traveling internationally. In earlier years, you had | | | | that any Argentine or Chile traveler has to pay, so as |
| to queue outside small kiosks situated in the airport | | | | to acquire a visa to the United States. To be sure if |
| to pay for the taxes, and then you would be | | | | the country that you are traveling uses departure |
| required to retain the ticket as proof that you have | | | | taxes or not, you have to verify online for any |
| paid for the taxes. Nowadays, the process is a lot | | | | country specific information on airport fees. Travel |
| simpler as the taxes are added to the total price of | | | | Nation has also made a compilation of a practical list |
| your airfare. This happens in all countries apart from a | | | | of all the countries that require you to pay airport |
| few that carry on with the kiosk tradition. | | | | taxes in person. However, you should always be |
| These taxes termed as departure or entry taxes, | | | | ready for any changes on the amounts and the tax |
| are in essence a method used by countries around | | | | prices in general. |
| the world to take advantage of travelers so as to | | | | It is therefore advisable to consult with the US |
| gain profits from travelers. Since most countries now | | | | Department of State Country Specific Information so |
| include the taxes in the fare, most travelers tend to | | | | that you can acquire sheets giving you the latest |
| forget about the taxes when it comes to traveling | | | | information about all the departure taxes. In addition, |
| to countries where taxes are still paid in kiosks. | | | | it helps to check with each airline for what type of |
| Airport departure fees vary in amount. They range | | | | travel tax fees they apply. For example, Southwest |
| from just a small amount of the local currency to | | | | Airlines, which flies domestically in the United States |
| costs as high as over $100 USD. This is the case for | | | | advertises that they have no hidden charges. |
| North American and Australian travelers traveling to | | | | However, in most cases the taxes are not exempt |
| Argentina, as they have to pay for the "reciprocity | | | | because they are considered a charge from the |
| fee," which is a form of tax that is equivalent to the | | | | government, not the airlines. Either way, travel taxes |
| fee that Argentine citizens have to pay to acquire a | | | | must be taken into consideration when planning a |
| visa to their country. | | | | vacation that involves air travel. |
| Therefore, American travelers traveling to Argentina | | | | |