{"id":251280,"date":"2026-01-18T15:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/251280\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:18:17","slug":"louvre-raises-ticket-prices-for-non-europeans-hitting-canadian-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/251280\/","title":{"rendered":"Louvre raises ticket prices for non-Europeans, hitting Canadian visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A trip to the world\u2019s most-visited museum is about to cost Canadians significantly more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>France has hiked ticket prices at the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/louvre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Louvre<\/a> by 45 per cent for visitors from outside the European Union, a move that is fuelling debate over so-called dual pricing and the growing backlash against overtourism.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this week, adult visitors from non-EU countries, including Canada, must pay \u20ac32 to enter the Paris landmark, up from \u20ac22. That\u2019s an increase from about $35 to $52 Canadian.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'French police arrest 5 more suspects in Louvre heist investigation'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-10-20T090806Z_1_LWD515920102025RP1_RTRWNEV_C_5159-FRANCE-CRIME-LOUVRE-JEWELS-FILE.MP4.00_00_10_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:07<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrench police arrest 5 more suspects in Louvre heist investigation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Visitors from EU countries, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, will continue to pay the lower rate.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The price hike comes as the Louvre grapples with repeated labour strikes, a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11543243\/louvre-jewel-heist-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">high-profile daylight jewel heist<\/a> last October that prompted a costly security overhaul, and years of chronic overcrowding. The museum attracts roughly nine million visitors annually.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Some Canadian tourists told Global News they feel unfairly targeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t cause the robberies or some of the other issues that happened and we are paying the consequences,\u201d said Allison Moore, visiting Paris from Newfoundland with her daughter. \u201c[In] Canada we don\u2019t discriminate over pricing like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others argue tourists already shoulder higher costs simply by travelling long distances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn general for tourists, I think things should be a little cheaper than for local people, because we have to travel to come all the way here,\u201d said Darla Daniela Quiroz, another Canadian visitor. \u201cIt should be equal pricing, or a little bit cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Louvre slammed for spending money on art instead of security in years before heist'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/251106-REDMOND.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:01<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLouvre slammed for spending money on art instead of security in years before heist\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11618091\/trump-greenland-world-leaders\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0cce8d1bbacfae7f14ebc9cafca87ad227a2fb188ab9ae080cc435e177c0b010_2d7916.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCarney calls Trump\u2019s Greenland tariff threats an \u2018escalation\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11617988\/banned-assault-firearms-program\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c7b9d8a270855cf54ea64099386b46103a9997da5028595274460e8cec06075c.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada launches compensation program for banned assault-style firearms\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even some Europeans question the two-tiered system. A French tourist interviewed outside the museum said there was \u201cno reason\u201d to charge non-Europeans more and that the fee should be the same for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Tourism experts say the Louvre\u2019s financial pressures help explain the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Louvre is really cash-strapped right now and needs to do something,\u201d said Marion Joppe, a professor at the University of Guelph. \u201cIt can\u2019t really look to the government, which is already struggling with its own budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move also reflects a broader global pushback against mass tourism. Anti-tourism protests have spread across parts of Spain, New Zealand has increased its entry tax, and the United States recently raised national park fees for foreign visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou take Paris \u2014 it gets about 50 million tourists a year,\u201d said Julian Karaguesian, an economist at McGill University. \u201cThat\u2019s roughly a million a week. The city simply wasn\u2019t built for those kinds of numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the higher price, many visitors say they will still line up to see the Mona Lisa and other of the museum\u2019s famous artworks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of the main attractions. It\u2019s on everybody\u2019s list,\u201d Moore said. \u201cWe\u2019re still going to go, and hopefully it will be worth it in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on World<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A trip to the world\u2019s most-visited museum is about to cost Canadians significantly more. 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