From Thursday visitors making a trip to the famous city at peak times will be charged a trial entrance fee.
Venice has become the world's first city to trial an entrance fee system for visiting tourists as they look to tackle overtourism.Anyone looking to explore the famous Italian city must pay €5 (£4.30) to enter the area. However, you can avoid paying the entry fee if you stay overnight or for longer in the city, with proof of this needing to be submitted online to receive an exemption.Plans to introduce the scheme were first unveiled last year. Venice's mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, introduced the...
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The pilot program means day-trippers to Venice, one of Italy's most picturesque and historic cities, will need to pay a charge of 5 euros (US$5.40).
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As Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to make 2025 a landmark year for tourism, Adith Chairattananon, secretary-general of the Federation of Thai Tourism Associations (Fetta), said a white paper that the federation will present to the government will include solutions to prevent overtourism, which was seen in Thailand before the pandemic.Similar efforts were observed in other countries last week as Amsterdam's local government announced it was banning the construction of new hotels, while...
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