Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its historic canals, the city council said on Tuesday.
  • merridewEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    Makes sense. They have a massive overtourism problem and it isn’t sustainable.

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    It is not a money-making move, he added, saying the fee would only cover the cost of administering the scheme.

    This just seems so pointless. 5 euros doesn’t seem like it’s going to significantly reduce the number of visitors, and it’s literally just a money pit.

    • Katzastrophe@feddit.deEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      5€ is pocket change for tourists, I’ve seen people buy selfie sticks for 20€ while in Rome

  • DieguiTux8623@feddit.itEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    This is just a maneuver to extort money from visitors. Venice is a public city and if the municipality needs money they can tax residents like any other city. Except that nobody want to live in Venice because of reasons, so they want to exploit tourists. If I were a foreigner, I would simply change my destination.

    • iain@feddit.nlEnglish
      161·
      1 year ago

      nobody want to live in Venice because of reasons

      I wonder what the reason might be 🤔

      I would simply change my destination.

      Looks like it is already working!

    • merridewEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      nobody want to live in Venice because of tourists