TravelTime
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I can't imagine having as many tourists visiting this small nation in 4 months as almost its entire population.
In other articles, I have read the New Zealand locals are upset by having so many tourists. I have also read the cost of housing has become unaffordable.
So we probably should not complain about tourist taxes because the locals all over the world, including the USA, get annoyed when tourists are flocking their cities and neighborhoods.
I used to live in San Francisco on a hill near Fisherman's Wharf. I found all the tourists annoying and avoided going down there whenever possible.
In the town I live in now, we are right off a major highway entrance to go to the beach. On summer weekends, we locals can't go grocery shopping or to our little downtown because the traffic backups are horrendous. Our town has tried many things to divert non-locals from causing traffic jams, like shutting down that entrance on weekend mornings but then we locals are penalized if we want to use it. I was thinking maybe we should position a policeman at the entrance and you need to show an ID of where you live to use that on ramp. My idea will never fly, though.
So I think New Zealand and other tourist areas are right to impose tourist taxes to be able to improve their infrastructure and sustain the environment.
I can't imagine having as many tourists visiting this small nation in 4 months as almost its entire population.
In other articles, I have read the New Zealand locals are upset by having so many tourists. I have also read the cost of housing has become unaffordable.
So we probably should not complain about tourist taxes because the locals all over the world, including the USA, get annoyed when tourists are flocking their cities and neighborhoods.
I used to live in San Francisco on a hill near Fisherman's Wharf. I found all the tourists annoying and avoided going down there whenever possible.
In the town I live in now, we are right off a major highway entrance to go to the beach. On summer weekends, we locals can't go grocery shopping or to our little downtown because the traffic backups are horrendous. Our town has tried many things to divert non-locals from causing traffic jams, like shutting down that entrance on weekend mornings but then we locals are penalized if we want to use it. I was thinking maybe we should position a policeman at the entrance and you need to show an ID of where you live to use that on ramp. My idea will never fly, though.
So I think New Zealand and other tourist areas are right to impose tourist taxes to be able to improve their infrastructure and sustain the environment.