Gambia exit fees!!!

[Paul22118]

Going to The Gambia in January and have just heard that they are now charging every person 20 Euros to be allowed to leave their Country. Thos Cook sent the memo but I cannot find anyone or any document to verify this.

Bit steep if it is true. Any ABer know anything?

[Invictas]

This is from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel advice page for The Gambia:~

As from 1 November 2010 a new compulsory Airport Development Fee must be paid by all passengers on exiting the country. The fee is 20 Euros, or equivalent in local currency. Visa credit card is accepted, but no others. The only exceptionsare passengers in transit and infants under two years old. The fee will be collected at departure by a designated GCAA (Gambia Civil aviation Authority) official/appointed bank until such time as an IATA code is secured for its inclusion in air tickets. Please check with your travel agent/tour operator whether this fee has been included in your air ticket.


If you want to see the page in full which has useful advice on The Gambia(scroll down to Air Travel for the above)
click on this link:~

http://www.fco.gov.uk...ran-africa/gambia-the

[gina32]

i went to the gambia years ago, hope its got better since then!

[jno]

a lot less than they're charging people to leave the UK, isn't it?

[237SJ]

I remember when I had to go to an office in Sydney airport and pay $A50 to leave the country. I`ve done similar in Antigua in recent years. It`s nothing new it`s just that the departure tax tends to be added onto the ticket prices these days so you can`t quantify it.