Jose wrote:
What is this $25? Is it added to the airline ticket price? I don't
recall ever paying any such fee upon returning by air to the US, and I
don't recall seeing it disclosed as such on the ticket price.

From the Dominican Republic it's $20, cash, American dollars. It's
collected in the Dominican Republic, and they don't accept Domincan money.

Is the DR collecting that tax on behalf of the US? I've paid departure
taxes before, but they're a local issue.

-jav