The president of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, recently announced that the controversial "immigration whack" of $34 that was going to be charged to domestic and foreign travelers entering and leaving the country, has been vetoed.
"It is now vetoed. It is not law. A law is a law when it has been published and this has not been published, has not been sanctioned and was vetoed in a timely manner," said Lobo to the media in San Pedro Sula, LaPrensa.hn reported.
Relieved, the president of the National Chamber of Tourism of Honduras, CANATURH, Epaminondas Marinakys revealed that the Minister of the Interior, Africa Madrid, made the announcement to the business tourism sector. "Minister Africa Madrid confirmed (Friday) at the meeting of CANATURH that President Porfirio Lobo has vetoed charging for airport security," he explained. "We are pleased with President Lobo’s decision because this charge aggravated the situation of the tourism industry, as it was pushing us out of the market."
Source: laprensahn.com
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December 2011
President Porfirio Lobo Sosa told media that he does not support the hike from $27 to $60.3 in the airport charge.
The president told HRN radio in Tegucigalpa, "The increase in airport tax will not stand."
The increase, approved last week by the Honduran parliament, is considered in some quarters to be "a rip off."
December 2011
As soon as the law is published in the Official Gazette, the new rate will go up from $27 to $60.3.
At the moment, Panama has the highest airport fee in the region, at $40, followed by Nicaragua, $38; Guatemala, $30, Costa Rica $28, and El Salvador $20.
Representatives from the company Inter Airports, concession holder of four international airports reported that the increase is due to the "very low" rate of passenger traffic in the country.
March 2011
Beginning April 1st, tourists arriving Islas de la Bahía by air will pay a $ 6 entrance tax.
The new tax, created under Law of the Free Tourist Zone of the Department of Islas de Bahia, ZOLITUR, will be charged by the airport concessionaire, InterAirports.
"The charges are set forth in Article 45 of the legislation, which was approved by Congress and published in the Official Newspaper on January 8th, 2007.
April 2011
Interairports company representatives have announced the investment after receiving approval for the project from the Porfirio Lobo government.
The company holding the concession to operate Honduran airports expects the works at Palmerola to be completed by the end of 2013, for which they will need to begin as soon as possible after finalizing the necessary paperwork with the government.
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