Today I will talk to youé about whyé Removing the EcoDelta tax is a good idea to reduce ticket costs and potentially, attract new airílines to Ecuador, and included podríto help the constructionón of Daular Airport is completed before.
As we have already deeply analyzed, the cost of tickets in Ecuador, so much giftéstical as well as international, they are expensive in general, where among many of all factors, taxes are an important burden that raises the same.
It's good to explain again, briefly, what for an aerosolínew airline flies to Ecuador or the current ones increase their flights, Ecuadorians tooéWe don't have to travel abroad, get out of the país for whatever reasons.
The flights have to be filled, whyí say it, in both ways. Doesn't work for an aerosolíI hope the flight from Europe comes completely full, if you return from Ecuador with 10 passengers, we Ecuadorians, we also haveén to fill the planes.
For this reason, is that dismantling the Eco Delta tax is a good idea.
ED tax – EcoDelta
For those who don't know, any ticket or ticket toéI believe that your broadcastón that has been generated in Ecuador, tenderá a surcharge of $50 dóhomes on its total value and beingá charged directly in the ticket.
This tax has existed for many years.ños, but its más recent increase occurred on 16 March of 2016, when i pass from $30 a $50 dóhomes, all with the objective of generating resources for the promotionón turnística of Ecuador monún indicated the tourism authorities of the élittle. Until the 2015 were $5 y ráI ask you to arriveó to the $50.
Despite this goal, it is not known, nor is it púwar in which these collections are used and neither cóhave been invested in the promotionón of the país. what i knowí It is safe, are several hundred million dólares that have been collected.
with a simple sum, yes from the 2016 with hornían issued 3 million tickets in Ecuador, this implyíto which the Government collectsó $150 millions.
El EcoDelta isá valid in Ecuador since June 2009.
EcoDelta value
RATE: “Eco Delta -ED-” in fifty daysóparts of the United States of Americaérica (US$ 50,00), and in sixty dóparts of the United States of Americaérica (US$ 60,00) for each passenger trip on flight chárter from Ecuador to abroad.
Art 39,- Tourism Law
Ministerial Agreement No. No. 20160007
Dismantling the EcoDelta tax is a good idea
What I propose in these líNeas has the úsole purpose of recommending, that the EcoDelta be gradually dismantled, not to be abruptly removed, which will beía genial, but it's not the right way to do it.
Dismantle this tax little by little, For example, going back to the $30 y así even potentially delete it, bringá I get only one result, máEcuadorians traveling abroad.
Indirectly, spaghettiénot searchedó somewhat curb the outflow of foreign currency from the countryís as the cost of tickets increases, but if the Governmentñto achieve the desired 1×1 in tourism, we need más aerolíairlines fly to Ecuador or that the current ones open new destinations and that we tooéLet's fly to them.
¿They imagine themselves withánto costaríto a passage Quito – Bogotaá without the EcoDelta? ¿a Quito – Fort Lauderdale? ¿Guayaquil – New York?
With promotional pricesón and with an anticipationón purchase of at least 3 months, the tickets canístill remain in value close to these:
- Quito – Bogotaá $140.
- Quito – Fort Lauderdale $330
- Quito – Lima $200
- Guayaquil – New York $480
- Guayaquil – Madrid $690
- Guayaquil – Amsterdam $750
There will undoubtedly beán prices mácheap s with offers, just remember the última graduationón they saw their destiny soñado and subtract $50, a very good price ¿TRUE?
As I said, the idea is not to remove it, but lower it gradually, así the authorities mayán measure and realize, what not to collectán less but the opposite, since más people flyá más, doing the collectionón más massive, but with a tax más low.
Let's just think that a family of 5 people want to spend their vacations in Colombia, they have to add to their budget $250 dóhomes, what can beíto invest in a día más on vacation or a tourism trip within Ecuador as examples.
Taxes like this are not new or rare, others paíyou tooéThey don't have them and it'sá GOOD, but in our case it is high and is counteracted by the airports and Government's plan to attract más aerolílines to attract meás tourists with the aim of the same núgroup of inhabitants and tourists 1×1.
Let's not forget, without Ecuadorians flying abroad, we will not see the increase in tourists, since there will be noán new destinations and airídenies, at least not as large an increase as is sought.
PT tax – Powerístic
further, There is another tax which is charged exclusively for tickets that are issued abroad and have a final destination in Ecuador., This tax is called Power Turístatic and is charged directly in the ticket.
Like the EcoDelta, aims to promote the promotionón turnístic of Ecuador to the world.
This is another tax that although, it is not considerable as it is $10 dóhomes, everything adds up to the traveler's budget and you caníto invest enjoying a delicious ceviche on one of our sunny beaches.
RATE: Contributionón called «Tur Powerístic – PT-» of ten 00/100 Dóparts of the United States of Americaérica (US$ 10,00)
Art 39,- Tourism Law
Ministerial Agreement No. No. 20150004
as you state, Nicholas, the total or partial elimination of these taxes is crucial. Ecuador has everything to be a great world destination and the air culture in our country must increase so that foreigners come to know the wonders that the Middle of the World offers. A) Yes, even the domestic market would grow more than it is already doing.
I totally agree Jordy. Thanks for comment.
however the fear , is that it can happen to us like Argentina where they need $13 a billion dollars a year for external tourism...since Argentines like to travel this amount is unbalancing their economy...and it is not something ideological, just investigate and you will see that the same economists there are thinking of taxing credit cards credit and tickets so that many Argentines do not go abroad
There has to be a balance. In any case, on domestic issues, Argentina has grown like never before in its history this year, which implies that local tourism is also growing.
Argentina greatly devalued its currency in the last two months of 20 a 28 so it is more difficult for them to travel abroad but in return it will eliminate from the 15 August the minimum fares so the tickets will drop a 40 % less and that they already dropped thanks to the arrival of flybondi before a ticket to cordoba and bariloche round trip cost you no less than 100 and 160 now you get for 50 and 90.
with deregulation it is believed that they will cost 30 and 50 obviously in advance
and to that the arrival of jetsmart and norwegian is expected to operate domestic and international for November.
In Ecuador, these high taxes should be lowered, especially the ecodelta and that of internal flights, which in Quito is almost 18 dollars which for such a small country is not justified
It is a good proposal Nicolás and hopefully this can happen in the short or medium term. Foreign, tourists prefer to visit neighboring countries like Colombia, Peru that are more competitive and those countries have better infrastructures.
It is crucial to lower the costs of tickets issued in Ecuador so that there is more tourism.
They don't necessarily have better infrastructure, but they are cheaper in general, even for the coin.
Well said, Nicolás, we must push this initiative and let it reach the ears of the Ministry of Tourism, In fact, when I travel my tickets originate from outside the country because they are cheaper for me.
Hello Mario, Hopefully this post is of some use., the idea is to support Ecuador. Your idea is interesting., buy tickets to fly from Ecuador as if you were abroad.