Being bandied about is a plan to increase the non-immigrant (tourist) visa fee from $20 to $30. Funds collected would go toward advertising aimed at attracting more tourists to Mexico. During the first eight months of this year, more than seven million foreigners arrived in the country, but this was nearly 3 percent less than last year. The Air Transport Chamber opposes any visa fee increase and also opposes the open skies plan proposed by President Felipe Calderon. What is needed to attract more air traffic, the Chamber says, is a new Mexico City airport.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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