Japan nightclub imposes tiered cover charge targeting US citizens
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Updated · The Guardian · May 6
Japan nightclub imposes tiered cover charge targeting US citizens
13 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 6
At its Roma Norte venue in Mexico City, Americans pay 5,000 pesos, versus 350 for Mexicans and Latin Americans and 20 dollars for other foreigners.
Owner Federico Crespo said the policy answers Donald Trump-era insults and the gentrification and touristification that residents say are raising rents and displacing locals.
The Instagram post drew more than 26,000 likes amid wider backlash in Roma and Condesa, where an influx of digital nomads and Airbnbs has intensified anti-foreigner anger.
Will 'Gringo Taxes' become the new normal in tourist hotspots facing gentrification?
Is charging Americans $300 a protest against gentrification or a threat to the city's tourism economy?
As digital nomads face backlash, could dual citizenship be the ultimate loophole to avoid tourist prices?