Aruba Starts Charging Air Travelers a Sustainability Fee

Travelers flying into Aruba will now have to pay a $20 sustainability fee prior to arrival. 

Aruba began charging the permanent fee on July 1. All visitors aged 8 and older must pay through the country’s Embarkation & Disembarkation (ED) Card platform before airline check-in. 

The funds will be used to “upgrade the existing sewage water treatment plants and infrastructure as well as building a new, larger one to handle future demand,” according to Aruba Tourism Authority. 

Repeat visitors to Aruba within the same calendar year with the same passport need only pay $20 once per year. The fee only applies to visitors arriving by air – not cruise passengers – and is separate from the Aruba government’s $3 environmental tax on tourists.