Europeans Angered by Congress’ $10 Visa-Waiver Fee
Is it a “tempest in a teapot?” Rep. William Delahunt (D-Mass.) is one of the sponsors of the Travel Promotion Act, a bill that would require foreign visitors who qualify for visa-free travel to register online and renew that registration once every two years. If the proposal is passed by Congress, all visitors would have to pay a $10 fee when they register. According to Delahunt, the money raised would be used to promote travel and educating foreign visitors on the online registration process. So far, the bill has been created waves overseas and European Commission’s ambassador to Washington, John Bruton said, “”Only in `Alice in Wonderland’ could a penalty be seen as promoting the activity on which it is imposed.” Bruton also suggested there…
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