VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice on Sunday wrapped up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2 million euros ($2.2 million) richer and...
charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2 million euros richer and determined to extend the levy, but opponents in the fragile lagoon city called the experiment a failure.
Over the first 11 days of the trial period, an average of 75,000 visitors were recorded in the city. Martini said that is 10,000 more each day than on three indicative holidays in 2023, citing figures provided by the city based on cell phone data that tracks arrivals in the city.on 29 days this year, mostly weekends and holidays, from April 25 through mid-July.
There are now more tourist beds in the canaled historic center than official residents, whose numbers stand at an all-time low of 50,000. “The access ticket is a great distraction for the media, which only speaks about this 5 euros, which will become 10 euros next year,’’ said Giovanni Di Vito, a Venice resident active in the campaign against the tourist tax. “But no one is focusing on the system for surveillance and control of citizens.”Gunman identified as video shows body and rifle on roof after Trump shootingSANTA FE, N.M.
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