Brits may have to pay extra fees to popular tourist attractions

We all love one city ​​breakthat is, for the large amount of culture injection that we were able to obtain in such a short time.

But it can be more expensive for Brits to visit some of France’s most famous tourist attractions.

Rachida Dati, French Minister of Culture, recommended Additional fees apply to Louvre tickets for non-EU citizens.

Home to the Louvre Museum Mona Lisawelcome millions of visitors every year.

Currently museum tickets cost €22 (about £18). The tax, which will be introduced in 2026, will be around €5 or £4.20.

Additional charges may also apply to Versailles and Musée d’Orsay.

The Minister of Culture said this was to help pay for France’s inheritance. “I want visitors from outside the EU to pay more for entrance tickets and the additional fee to finance the renewal of the national heritage,” he told Le Figaro.

Some citizens complained about the plans. Labor MP Christ Bryant Published on X, formerly Twitter About how the British Museum and the National Gallery are free to everyone. ‘You’re welcome,’ he wrote.

But Dati argued it was unfair that French people had to pay for heritage sites that are major tourist attractions.

He added: ‘Is it normal for a French visitor to pay the same price for entry to the Louvre as a Brazilian or Chinese visitor?

‘The French people should not have to pay for everything alone.’

For example, a fee is charged from foreigners who visit the Istanbul Basilica Cistern. four times Entry fee for locals – £18 and £4.50 equivalent. Actually, A lot Many of the city’s tourist attractions, including Beylerbeyi Palace, charge foreigners more.

The Taj Mahal in India charges a different price from foreigners who pay £15 to visit the mausoleum. £2.20 for the locals.

Countries across Europe have also begun to implement and increase daily tourist feeds to combat overtourism. Venetian, barcelonaAnd Lake Como.

Just this week, Italy announced that Venice will visit next year. The number of days attended by day trippers will almost double You will need to pay €5 to enter the World Heritage city.

Greece will will also charge Brits £16 Visiting its busiest islands, including Mykonos and Santorini, at certain times of the year to combat overtourism, especially caused by cruise ships.

Portugal’s second city, Porto, was recently announced. Increasing the daily tourist fee by 50%to help finance culture, heritage, environment, energy, quality of life, urban planning, housing and transport, and the country’s capital, Lisbon, has already done the same.

Therefore, tourism is becoming more and more expensive all over the world.

But as for Paris, some staff at the Louvre have expressed concern about having to check the nationality of individual patrons, so we’ll have to wait and see how it goes.

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