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Taxes and Fees

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Air Travel

Here are the charges you will see on your ticket, and their explanations:

Base fare: our ticket price plus U.S. excise and departure/arrival taxes when they apply.
Taxes and carrier-imposed fees: airport charges, government taxes and fees, and carrier-imposed surcharges.
Total fare: base fare plus airport charges, government taxes and fees, and carrier-imposed surcharges - the total price you pay.

If you need to make a voluntary change to your ticket, Change Fees may apply that are separate from the taxes and carrier-imposed fees listed here.

Name & Description	May Apply To:	Code	Amount
U.S. Excise Tax (aka U.S. Domestic Transportation Tax; U.S. Ticket Tax) Percentage of fare; applies to flights within the continental United States or Canada/Mexico 225-mile buffer zones	U.S. Domestic and International	US	7.5%
Travel Facilities Tax (aka Alaska/Hawaii Ticket Tax) Applies to certain flight segments to or from Alaska or Hawaii	U.S. Domestic and International	US	$8.40
U.S. Federal Segment Fee Per-segment inflation-adjusted fee applicable to flights within the continental United States	U.S. Domestic and International	ZP	$3.80
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) A maximum of 4 charges per itinerary applies to PFC-approved airports for facilities improvement	U.S. Domestic and International	XF	up to $4.50
September 11th Security Fee (aka U.S. Passenger Civil Aviation Security Fee) U.S. government-assessed fee of $2.50 per U.S. enplanement per ticketed journey for security costs not to exceed $5.00 one-way or $10.00 round-trip (fees accrue incrementally with multi-segment travel itineraries)	U.S. Domestic and International	AY	$2.50 per U.S. enplanement
U.S. International Transportation (Arrival/Departure) Tax Applies to all flights arriving in or departing from the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands	International	US	$16.70
U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Fee Applies to all flights originating abroad and landing in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands	International	XA	$5.00
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Fee Applies to international arrivals to the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands	International	XY	$7.00
International Taxes and Government or Airport-imposed fees Various foreign taxes, inspection fees, and security charges typically excluding airport departure taxes	International	Varies	up to $349*
Carrier-Imposed Surcharges Carrier-imposed surcharges stated separately from the base fare on some international itineraries	International	YQ/YR	up to $650* each way
Singapore Aviation Levy Applies to all flights departing from Singapore Changi Airport	International	OP	SG$ 6.10
Online Booking Fee A booking fee will apply for each ticket purchased if the billing address of the credit/debit card is located in Denmark, the Netherlands or Sweden. The per ticket booking fee is DKK 40 for Denmark, EUR 10 for the Netherlands and SEK 50 for Sweden.	Denmark Netherlands Sweden		40 (DKK)/ticket 10 (EUR)/ticket 50 (SEK)/ticket
Taxes and carrier-imposed fees are subject to change. *Approximate amount

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Hotels

Charges for Hotel Taxes and Service Fees - Prepaid Reservations

In connection with facilitating your hotel transaction, the charge to your debit or credit/debit card will include a charge for taxes and service fees. This charge includes an estimated amount to recover the amount we pay to the hotel in connection with your reservation for taxes owed by the hotel including, without limitation, sales and use tax, occupancy tax, room tax, excise tax, value added tax, and/or other similar taxes.

The amount paid to the hotel in connection with your reservation for taxes may vary from the amount we estimate and include in the charge to you. This charge also includes an amount to cover service costs we incur in connection with handling your reservation. The charge for taxes and service fees varies based on a number of factors including, without limitation, the amount we pay the hotel, and the location of the hotel where you will be staying, and may include profit that we retain.

We are not the vendor collecting and remitting taxes to the applicable taxing authorities. Our hotel suppliers, as vendors, include all applicable taxes in the amount billed to us and we pay over such amounts directly to the vendors. We are not a co-vendor associated with the vendor with whom we book or reserve our customer's travel arrangements. Taxability and the appropriate tax rate and the type of applicable taxes vary greatly by location.

Charges for Hotel Taxes and Service Fees - Paid at Time of Hotel Check-out

We will not charge you for the hotel portion when you complete this transaction on delta.com. You will be charged directly by the hotel at time of check-out for the estimated hotel total. In addition, you will be charged applicable taxes, including without limitation, sales and use tax, occupancy tax, room tax, excise tax, value added tax and/or other similar taxes, by the hotel you select.

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