Originally Posted by
Steve M
I'm not sure what a "US International Arrival or Departure Tax" is - I'm not aware of there being anything like that, other than the 3 federal inspection fees that you list separately.
One thing that comes to mind is that the US gov't may consider the IB fuel surcharge as "fare" since it's not a gov't imposed fee. So, this may make the entire itinerary a paid ticket instead of an award ticket as far as taxes go, and might trigger additional taxes that are waived for award travel.
There are US departure and arrival taxes assessed on international revenue tickets. They've been in existence for decades. The OP's question has been discussed often on this forum. Refer to the Explorer award link in my signature for more information.
Last edited by Austinrunner; Jan 2, 2013 at 3:17 pm