Some of the travel fees in 2027 are already written into law. Others are still being argued over in council chambers and ministry hearings, and the headlines rarely tell you which is which. If you treat a proposal as final, you might rearrange a trip around a fee that never arrives. If you ignore one that's already live, you find out at the check-in desk. Below, every fee gets a plain status label so you can plan with the right number.
Here's what's changing, and what's still just talk:
- Egypt's visa fee rise (confirmed, from 1 January 2027)
- Tromsø's 3% accommodation tax (approved locally, awaiting final sign-off)
- Thailand's 450-baht entry fee (proposed, not yet approved)
- Venice's day-tripper fee rise (proposed, not yet approved)
- ETIAS for Europe (no launch date at all)
- The US ESTA fee (already in effect, still catching people out)
- The UK ETA fee (already in effect, still catching people out)
The 2027 fees, one by one
1. Egypt raises its visa fee by $3 (confirmed)
From 1 January 2027, Egypt's visa fees go up, and this change is confirmed. The fixed fee component in Egypt's entry and transit visas and its consular visa services rises from $12 to $15. The legal basis is Prime Ministerial Decree No. 2553 of 2026, published in Egypt's Official Gazette on 30 August 2026.
You may have seen this described as a new “$15 surcharge.” That's wrong. The increase is $3, and it goes into a fee that already existed. Wego reported the change, and Egypt Independent and Ahram Online corroborated it.
The final price of an e-Visa is less settled. The Egyptian Travel Agents Association, quoted by Wego, estimates that the single-entry tourist e-Visa could go from $30 to $33. Separate service, issuance or banking fees of up to $6 could come on top of that. The $33 figure is an industry estimate, not a government one. Egypt's official e-Visa platform still listed $30 as of late September 2026.
Guided tip: Budget for $33, not $30, and keep the possible extra $6 in mind as well.
2. Tromsø adds a 3% accommodation tax (approved locally, awaiting sign-off)
Is Norway finally getting a tourist tax? In Tromsø, almost. The local council has voted to approve a besøksbidrag, or “visitor contribution,” of 3% on hotels and short-term rentals, with a planned start date of 1 January 2027. Collection can't begin until two things happen. Norway's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has to approve the tax, and the council has to pass a local regulation.
The national law that lets municipalities charge this only took effect on 1 July 2026. According to KS, Norway's national association of local and regional authorities, Tromsø appears to be the first municipality to formally approve a tourist tax under that law, as Life in Norway reported.
We'd add the 3% to any 2027 Tromsø accommodation budget now rather than wait for the ministry.
3. Thailand's 450-baht entry fee (proposed)
Don't treat this one as certain yet. Thailand's government has proposed a flat 450-baht entry fee, about $13 to $14, for every foreign visitor arriving by air, land or sea. It has not been approved. It would apply on top of Thailand's 30-day visa-exempt entry, not replace it.
Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports held a 30-day public hearing that closed around 28 September 2026. Next, the proposal has to pass the National Tourism Policy Committee. After that it needs Cabinet approval and then publication in the Royal Gazette. In the latest reporting from Nationthailand and the Malay Mail, none of those steps had happened, and no October 2026 coverage was found of Cabinet approval or Gazette publication.
Most coverage skips the timing. If the fee is approved, air travelers are expected to start paying 180 days after it's published in the Gazette, which current reporting puts in Q1 2027. Land and sea arrivals would follow roughly 360 days after that, so late 2027 or 2028. If you're arriving overland or by boat, the fee would reach you about a year after it reaches people who fly in.
The Cabinet hasn't approved anything yet, so the Q1 2027 date for air arrivals could easily slip.
Guided tip: If you're flying into Thailand in early 2027, set aside 450 baht per person as a contingency, not a fixed cost.
4. Venice's day-tripper fee rise (proposed)
Venice has two separate fees in the news, and they keep getting mixed up. One is confirmed, already running and small. The other is a rise for 2027 that is still only proposed.
The confirmed one is the 2026 day-tripper fee, which Time Out has covered in detail. Day visitors pay €5 if they book at least four days ahead, or €10 if they book later. It applies on 60 specific days between April and July 2026, from 8:30am to 4pm. It's already in place and has nothing to do with any 2027 change.
The 2027 rise is still only being discussed. Officials have floated raising the fee and applying it on more days of the year. €30 is the figure that comes up most often. A couple of reports mention officials discussing figures as high as €50 before settling toward €30 as a likely ceiling. In September 2026, a senior Venice official said the final 2027 price still has to be negotiated with Italy's national government. No price has been confirmed, and there's no start date or list of days either.
If a headline says a Venice day trip “now costs €30,” check which year it means. For a 2027 day trip, we'd pencil in €30 per person and check again before booking.
5. ETIAS (no launch date)
Ignore anyone who quotes you a launch month for ETIAS. No official EU launch date exists. One thing is confirmed. It won't launch in late 2026 as originally planned, because eu-LISA, the EU agency that runs it, has said the end of 2026 is no longer feasible.
The most recent update is eu-LISA's own 19 October 2026 announcement of its 2027 priorities, reported by Lovguiden. It names ETIAS as “the main focus” for 2027, alongside work on linking up EU border systems. It mentions quarterly milestones without saying what they are, and it gives no launch date or even a target month. InsideFlyer and most other industry coverage now expect a 2027 launch. That's a sensible working assumption, but it isn't a confirmed date. For now, nothing about ETIAS should change a 2027 Europe booking.
6. The US ESTA fee (already in effect)
Last applied for an ESTA a few years ago? The price has changed, though not in 2027. The fee jumped from $21 to $40 on 30 September 2025, and more than a year later it still surprises people.
On 16 October 2026 it went up again, from $40.27 to $40.62. The increase comes from DHS and CBP's annual inflation adjustment, which is tied to US legislation that news coverage calls “HR-1.” According to buch-dein-visum.de, the CPI-U inflation index rose 3.36% between July 2025 and July 2026. So the accurate answer is $40, rising again to $40.62 in October 2026. The adjustment happens every year, so expect more small increases like this one. It's not the only new US cost for visitors either. Some national parks now charge international visitors a separate surcharge at the gate.
7. The UK ETA fee (already in effect)
£20 is what a UK ETA costs, and it has cost that since 8 April 2026. The fee started at £10 in October 2023, rose to £16, and then to £20. The Home Office confirmed the £20 rate when it updated its official fee schedule on 18 March 2026. Like ESTA, this is a 2026 change that still catches people out. Any guide that still quotes £10 or £16 is out of date.
How we'd budget for 2027
Our rule for travel fees in 2027 is to budget for the higher unconfirmed figure wherever one exists. That means $33 for an Egyptian e-Visa and €30 for a Venice day trip, with an extra 3% on Tromsø rooms besides. If the lower number holds, you'll have a little money left over.
We wouldn't change plans because of a proposal, though. Thailand's fee and Venice's rise could change in price or timing before anyone pays them, and ETIAS has already missed one target date. Entry costs are shifting well beyond these seven too. South Korea's K-ETA now has its own new fee structure for 2027.
Check every one of these entry fees again the week before you fly, because several are still changing. Guided's trip planner app is a handy place to keep new tourist taxes next to your bookings, so the right number is there at check-in.
In a nutshell
- Egypt: Confirmed. The visa fee component rises from $12 to $15 on 1 January 2027. The $33 e-Visa total is an industry estimate.
- Tromsø: Approved locally, awaiting ministry sign-off. A 3% accommodation tax is planned from 1 January 2027.
- Thailand: Proposed. 450 baht per visitor. Air arrivals would pay from Q1 2027 at the earliest, land and sea arrivals later.
- Venice: The 2026 fee of €5 to €10 is confirmed. The 2027 rise is only proposed (€30 is the most-cited figure, nothing confirmed).
- ETIAS: No launch date. 2027 is the working assumption.
- US ESTA: Already in effect. $40 since 30 September 2025, $40.62 since 16 October 2026.
- UK ETA: Already in effect. £20 since 8 April 2026.
