Venice’s new mayor seeks to raise day-tripper fee to up to €50
Key takeaways
- The initiative has been expanded this year to cover 60 dates between April and July.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Venice’s new mayor has said he hopes to raise a controversial entrance fee for day-trippers to the lagoon city to as much as €50 (£43).
- Simone Venturini, the rightwing former tourism councillor who was elected as mayor in late May, said the proposal was aimed at further discouraging arrivals “during periods of heightened tourist pressure”.
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The initiative has been expanded this year to cover 60 dates between April and July. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen. The initiative has been expanded this year to cover 60 dates between April and July. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Venice Venice’s new mayor seeks to raise day-tripper fee to up to €50Simone Venturini says proposal aimed at discouraging arrivals in ‘periods of heightened tourist pressure’
Prefer the Guardian on Google Venice’s new mayor has said he hopes to raise a controversial entrance fee for day-trippers to the lagoon city to as much as €50 (£43).
Simone Venturini, the rightwing former tourism councillor who was elected as mayor in late May, said the proposal was aimed at further discouraging arrivals “during periods of heightened tourist pressure”.