Luray imposes admissions tax on several businesses

Luray imposes admissions tax on several businesses

The town of Luray voted to impose an admissions tax on several businesses within town limits, which would slightly increase entry costs for attractions like Luray Caverns.

According to a statement from the municipality, this year the fee will be 5 euros for those who book the visit up to the fourth day before their arrival, and the price will double to 10 euros for those who book starting the third day before the visit. “The measure aims to define a new system for managing tourist flows and to discourage daily tourism in Venice during certain periods, taking into account the city's delicacy and uniqueness,” said t…

The City of Venice has again applied since last Friday the tourist tax to access the historic center of the city in a period that will last 54 days, after collecting a total of 2.2 million euros in its application of 29 days throughout last year.

Venice began last Friday to apply again its access fee, in force until May 4th; measure that introduced in 2024 to try to put limits to the tourist massification, according to published HOSTELTUR tourism news in Venice begins to charge five euros of entry on April 25th. This year have increased from 29 to 54 days that tourists who do not spend the night in the city will have to pay to be able to access it and to pay this obligatory rate, which i…