Venice to charge daytrippers up to €10 to enter in 2023
CNN — As the poster child for overtourism, Venice has long been a city of mounting lines, uncomfortable crowding and mushrooming Airbnbs which are blamed for pricing locals out of the city. Saremo i primi al mondo in questa difficile sperimentazione💪😃 pic.twitter.com/XmTOptMfG0 — Luigi Brugnaro April 18, 2022 The booking system “is the right course to take, for a more balanced management of tourism,” he tweeted. “This summer it’ll be possible to book a day trip, and in 2023 we’ll start the contributo di accesso” – or entry fee – he said. The booking system will be on a voluntary basis for 2022, he announced – adding that visitors will be offered “incentives” to use the portal, including queue-jumping status at various sites and museums. It’s fragile, unique and needs an approach on the part of visitors that isn’t ‘go in, take a photo, and leave’.” He said visitors should take a “slower, more respectful approach.” Venturini also predicted that Venice won’t be the last to introduce a charge.
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