I had thought visiting the opera house would be a nice-to-do activity on the day we return to Paris for the afternoon/early evening before heading to our airport hotel at the end of our trip. However I see that they’ve just implemented EU/non EU pricing, bringing the price of the self guided tour to €25 and the guided tour to €35 per person. I suspect I’ll be substituting something else on our last day. Seeing as the US started all of this with our new National Park pricing for visitors from outside the USA, I’m certainly not feeling judgmental. Just suspect that this specific visit isn’t worth the higher price — at least not for me.
Neither France nor the US are precedent setting with these dual pricing schemes. They've been in effect in several other countries for a while now.
It costs money to travel; it always has. I find European museums quite a bargain.
25 euros to see that building doesn't seem excessive (see Rick's latest Paris episode for more).