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Airport tax (CTG)

Could someone please give me the straight dope on how/where/when to pay this? I understand I have to have a stamp in my passport before approaching the airline ticket counter but i'm fuzzy on the details since my lady handled this for me last time while I waited in line (and it wasn't CTG so she does not know either).

By deathnova on Jul 23, 2008, 21:03 in Visa & paperwork.

Peter (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 24, 2008, 00:02:

Do you mean when leaving Colombia? You have to pay it before checking in. (If memory serves me)

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el flaco says on Jul 24, 2008, 01:32:

You do need a stamp to reduce the exit tax, you may prefer to pay the extra otherwise just ask where to go. The airport is tiny and they will be used to gringos requiring the stamp.

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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 24, 2008, 01:35:

In Bog and Baq, you just go to a "Tax Exemption Counter" where you get a stamp in the passport and a small paper certifying the exemption. Then you queue up to check-in. If you are with someone, you can do both things simultaneously if the check-in queue is long. You just give the paper and show the passport to the airline and that's it with the tax. I am guessing Ctg is the same.

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tomtom33 says on Jul 24, 2008, 02:14:

Yes, CTG has a booth you go to before getting in line. You pay the tax, if it has not been included in your ticket, at the counter where you get your boarding pass. They will take credit cards. But you have to go to another window across the room to get your credit card charge processed. Then you have to bring the receipt back to the ticket counter to get your boarding pass.

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