{"id":330378,"date":"2026-05-06T23:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=330378"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:37:28","slug":"mexico-city-nightclub-charges-americans-300-cover-this-can-be-a-political-stance-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/mexico-city-nightclub-charges-americans-300-cover-this-can-be-a-political-stance-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico City nightclub charges Americans $300 cover: \u2018This can be a political stance\u2019 &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A social media post by a nightclub in Mexico City has gone viral for its explanation of its entry fee policy, which charges American visitors US$300 in what the club calls \u201ca political stance.<strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mexican residents and people from other Central and South American countries pay $14, while people from elsewhere pay $20.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/japan_cdmx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram statement<\/a> shared by the Japan nightclub within the Roma Norte neighbourhood, situated just west of town\u2019s centre, said, \u201cIt\u2019s not that \u2018we charge gringos more\u2019 it\u2019s that we provide discounts to those who need it,\u201d adding that American visitors simply don\u2019t receive the discount.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_69fb792b3fcae-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 4 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" 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cent off, meaning they pay just 150 pesos (CAD$12) for entry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The club\u2019s owner, Federico Crespot, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/06\/mexico-nightclub-cover-charge-us-citizens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> that the staggered pricing was introduced in response to strained relations between Mexico and the U.S., where the Trump administration has targeted Latin American immigrants residing within the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis can be a response to a 12 months of insults directed at us \u2014 as a rustic \u2014 by the US,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very much a response to the numerous attacks against Mexico from Trump,\u201d he continued, adding that it was also a response to rising prices because of this of gentrification in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX_8uNMDrU6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow-up post<\/a> on Wednesday, the nightclub said its policy \u201con no account reflects any animosity or negative feelings toward Americans as individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis can be a political stance,\u201d it explained, adding that the club had taken the approach to prompt conversation in regards to the treatment of Latin Americans within the U.S. and the negative impacts of foreign tourism on locals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe consider that the residents of a rustic are those who elect and take away governments. We consider in voting, protesting, and grassroots organizing to realize these goals, and we encourage Americans to take the reins of their country,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The nightclub\u2019s posts follow a wave of backlash against American tourists and other foreign visitors in Mexico City, whose presence is driving up rents and pricing out locals in neighbourhoods like Condesa and Roma.<\/p>\n<p>Protests broke out last July and at times became violent, with some marchers smashing windows and carrying signs that read, \u201cMy city will not be your Airbnb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The violence marked a furious end to a more peaceful march that mostly called out the masses of American tourists who&#8217;ve flooded into Mexico\u2019s capital in recent times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tDemonstrators march at a protest against gentrification and tourism within the Tlalpan neighbourhood of Mexico City on July 20, 2025. Mexico City\u2019s government presented a plan to fight gentrification following a recent protest from residents who accused foreigners moving into the capital of constructing it costlier and displacing longtime residents and merchants.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAlejandro Cegarra\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Graffiti over shuttered businesses and strewn across partitions read, \u201cGet out of Mexico\u201d and \u201cGentrifiers and Colonizers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some in attendance held posters that said, \u201cGringos, stop stealing our home,\u201d while demanding local laws to higher regulate tourism levels and introduce stricter housing laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tension had been mounting in town since U.S. \u201cdigital nomads\u201d flocked to Mexico City in 2020, many to flee COVID-19 lockdowns within the U.S. or to reap the benefits of cheaper rent prices within the Latin American city.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>With files from The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post by a nightclub in Mexico City has gone viral for its explanation of its entry fee policy, which charges American visitors US$300 in what the club calls \u201ca political stance.\u201c Mexican residents and people from other Central and South American countries pay $14, while people from elsewhere pay $20. 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