‘Recipe for disaster’: Venice entry fee sparks confusion and protest on day one
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Some residents say €5 fee aimed at curbing tourist numbers goes against principle of freedom of movementFor more than 160 years, visitors have been arriving at Venezia Santa Lucia train station and disembarking straight into the heart of one of the world’s most historic and beautiful cities. Until Thursday, however, they had never been met by a group of stewards in white and yellow bibs demanding to know if they had downloaded their QR code.On the first day of what the mayor of Venice has hailed...
Kiplinger—Venice Launches Fee for Day-Trippers. People visiting Venice for a day will pay a fee for a limited time as part of pilot program.
The Independent—Venice launches experiment to charge day-trippers an access fee in bid to combat over-tourism. The fragile lagoon city of Venice launches a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents
KEYT—Venice launches experiment to charge day-trippers an access fee in bid to combat over-tourism. Venice launches experiment to charge day-trippers an access fee in bid to combat over-tourism