Members of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association condemn the government‘s plans to sell special nature passes to tourists, reports Mbl.is. Revenue generated by selling such passes would be used to maintain facilities around Iceland‘s main tourist hot spots, many of which have become badly marred by the increasing number of tourists visiting them each year.
The association insists that Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Minister of Industry and Commerce, take a different route and recommend she impose a higher hotel occupancy tax. However, the association stresses that it is opposed to taxing travellers and maintain such taxes will only discourage tourists from visiting the country.
Members of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association condemn the government‘s plans to sell special nature passes to tourists, reports Mbl.is. Revenue generated by selling such passes would be used to maintain facilities around Iceland‘s main tourist hot spots, many of which have become badly marred by the increasing number of tourists visiting them each year.
The association insists that Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Minister of Industry and Commerce, take a different route and recommend she impose a higher hotel occupancy tax. However, the association stresses that it is opposed to taxing travellers and maintain such taxes will only discourage tourists from visiting the country.
