Trying to recoup their recent losses? Doesn't feel right though to make a distinction based on country of origin. What about "égalité"?
Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%
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I’d wager that you could 10x for non-EU tourists and still make more money and have way less crowds leading to a better experience for all.
I have a similar line of thought every time I go to a national park. I dont really like hanging out around a bunch of strangers’ kids, but this would prevent a lot of families from being able to afford to go do things like this, and it’s good to let kids be exposed to things like really amazing art and national parks. Poor people should be able to enjoy them too.
Didn’t they just drastically increase the price for non US citizens? I think it almost went up by 10x
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I really enjoyed the garden there - we spent hours happily. And we don't have a lot of palaces where I'm from. And I didn't really enjoy the Louvre, especially compared to Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou.
Louvre get sort of boring, since the time period they cover stops at the time when art gets more and more interesting (mid 1800s). Before that every painting is basically Jesus or boobs. Still well worth a visit definitely.
But then you have all the Egyptian wing no?
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’d wager that you could 10x for non-EU tourists and still make more money and have way less crowds leading to a better experience for all.
Lol, I mean, if we ignore the experience of all the people who are priced out, then sure? Appreciation of culture shouldn't be reserved for the rich.
Botswana vs Kenya is an interesting example of this that I've experienced first hand. Kenya is overcrowded with safari tourists, which ruins the experience and very much effects the wildlife dynamic. Botswana has many fewer tourists on safari and so protects the natural environment better, but it does this by pricing themselves such that only rich people can afford it.
Re: Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%
#37The fact that the price is being dramatically raised to the grand total of $37 says more about how fantastically cheap it is to visit the Louvre currently. They could easily double that and not see any noticeable decrease in ticket sales from tourists.
I’d wager that you could 10x for non-EU tourists and still make more money and have way less crowds leading to a better experience for all.
> I’d wager that you could 10x for non-EU tourists
Except for normal people, where $400 a ticket is absolutely prohibitive. I can't imagine being able to take a family there at that sort of price. (To be honest, even at $40 that could add up quickly.)
I firmly believe institutions like museums should be accessible by everyone. I understand higher prices for non-EU people, on the logic that they need more income somehow and tourists are more likely to be able to afford it -- so long as they keep student prices, family/children prices etc.
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I'd expect to see this type of fee for non-citizens a lot more. The US is saying a $100 fee for non-citizens to enter national parks will start next year. For the Louvre, I'd be willing to give benefit of the doubt that it's a budgetary decision. For the US though with the current administration, there's always a bit of question if the budgetary reason isn't just a mask for the true intention
Non-residents not non-citizens. See, the administration still cares about the green card holders and H1B workers, who can still visit the national parks at the lower price.
> green card holders and H1B workers, who can still visit the national parks at the lower price
But only until ICE detain them, right?