{"id":7107,"date":"2015-11-04T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=7107"},"modified":"2015-11-19T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T11:07:00","slug":"tourists-to-maldives-now-to-pay-a-green-tax-to-fund-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/11\/tourists-to-maldives-now-to-pay-a-green-tax-to-fund-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists to Maldives now to pay a Green Tax to fund conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7109 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/maldives-784656_640.jpg\" alt=\"maldives-784656_640\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/maldives-784656_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/maldives-784656_640-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite earlier resistance from tourism operators, the Maldivian authorities have begun implementing a new Green Tax at US$6 per tourist bed from November 1.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Tax, imposed through an amendment to the Maldives Tourism Act, is payable by tourists who stay in resorts, hotels and tourist vessels. Maldivians and resident permit holders who stay in such properties are exempted, clarified the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority.\u00a0Guesthouses are exempted too.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in January, tourism minister Ahmed Adheeb said the new tax is aimed at protecting the Maldives\u2019 fragile environment. \u201cRevenue generated from the tax will go into managing the waste from local resorts and other islands,&#8221; he told local media.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ttgasia.com\/article.php?article_id=26175\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tourists to Maldives now to pay a Green Tax to fund conservation &#8211; TTG Asia &#8211; Leader in Hotel, Airlines, Tourism and Travel Trade News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives have begun implementing a new Green Tax at US$6 per tourist bed aimed at protecting the Maldives\u2019 fragile 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