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The modern art gallery MONA in Tasmania charges for admittance, unless you're a resident of Tasmania. I've never heard anyone complain about unfair treatment th
by vacri 10y ago
The modern art gallery MONA in Tasmania charges for admittance, unless you're a resident of Tasmania. I've never heard anyone complain about unfair treatment there. The kind of tourist who would consider that a deal-breaker would probably be the kind of low-quality tourist you wouldn't want anyway.
A tourist trap isn't "you're charged more than the locals", a tourist trap is "you're charged for crap".
- blackguardx 10y agoMany museums in NYC do this as well. There is a line to get in and prices on a board, but you can pay anything you want or nothing at all. They don't advertise this fact so locals only seem to know it.
- notgood 10y agoIt also works because you would feel like shooplifting if you pay nothing, specially if its your first time in it.
- kwhitefoot 10y agoLast time I was in the British Museum (about 15 years ago I think) there was just a huge glass box in the foyer where you could put a donation. I don't know how much of the costs it covers but I saw quite a few people put substantial amounts of money in there. I paid five pounds and had a rather pricey snack in the café as well. No queue to get in.
- vinay427 10y agoPerhaps we have somewhat different definitions for the term. I have heard many refer to "tourist traps" or similar when talking about a store that overcharged them compared to a local, for example. I don't mean to cause confusion by the expression I used, which is why I tried to explain my justification.