Venice expands its day-tripper tax program to combat overtourism

Italy: Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism

The day-tripper tax is relaunching this week in Venice. The fee has now doubled to 10 euros for last minute visitors. Sameer Hosany, Professor of Marketing at Royal Holloway University of London, tells us more.

Venice will keep charging day-tripper tourists to enter the city—but is it doing any good?

Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk. A UNESCO body decided against putting Venice on its list of cultural heritage sites deemed in danger after the tax was announced. But opponents of the day-tripper fee say it has done nothing to discourage tourists from v…

Battling ‘eat and flee’ tourists, Venice brings its €5 entrance fee back

Overtourism has for years threatened Venice’s fragile ecosystem and historic architecture. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The rate, which ranges from 5 to 10 euros (between 6 and 11 dollars), applies to those who access the historic centre without reserved accommodation

Italy hikes Venice tourist entry fees

ALBAWABA – Italy has announced increased entry fees for tourists visiting the city of Venice. According to the new policy, visitors will need to pay approximately $11...

‘Eat and flee’ tourists are ruining this ‘fragile’ popular vacation spot, officials say — here’s their latest attempt at a crackdown

Venice cracks down on “eat and flee” tourists with a revived and pricier entry fee aimed at curbing crowds and protecting the fragile floating city.