Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The Quintana Roo government is analyzing the operating rules of the Visitax tax created in 2021. The government says the goal is to maintain the competitiveness of Quintana Roo’s tourist destinations through the efficient management of the right of the Visitax.
This right, implemented since 2021, is an essential contribution that foreign visitors make once during their stay in the state. The contribution is a stable rate of 285 pesos, and is one that will not undergo an increase next year.
In a statement, the state said since its creation under the previous administration, Visitax has lacked a clearly defined toll system. For this reason, the current government is working diligently, and in partnership with the private sector, to develop an efficient toll collection mechanism that ensures the optimal use of these resources.
The funds raised are intended to support beach maintenance, sargassum collection, infrastructure development and tourism promotion, all of which are essential to preserving and enhancing the state’s tourist destinations.
The Government of Quintana Roo says the Visitax is aimed exclusively at foreign visitors, exempting Mexican citizens and local residents from this contribution.
Therefore, it is important to point out that it is a right that has existed since 2021. For its implementation, the Quintana Roo government is in talks and working with the hotel sector to find the ideal mechanism, always hand-in-hand as we have been doing with all sectors.
The proceeds of this right benefit the destinations and all those who directly and indirectly depend on them, especially for the maintenance of the beaches. Visitax is aimed exclusively at foreign visitors arriving in the state’s destinations. The funds raised will be transferred to a public trust without a defined structure.
This trust will have three essential funds. They will include the Tourism Promotion and Crisis Management Fund, which will receive 10% of the funds. The Sargassum Control, Beach Cleaning and Recovery and Ecosystem Conservation Fund, which will receive 40% and the Fund for the Development and Strengthening of Strategic Projects with an Impact on Tourism, which will receive 50%.
With the announcement of no increase for 2026, this means tourists visiting the state of Quintana Roo will not pay more.
