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Venice Extends Tourist Entry Fee Program to 2025

Venice is extending its tourist entry fee system through twenty twenty-five to manage overcrowding by doubling the days a fee is required, focusing on weekends and public holidays. Visitors booking in advance pay five euros, but late bookings incur a ten euro charge, with exemptions for certain guests. Initial trials raised two point four million euros, but critics claim the measure has not eased tourist congestion, while Unesco warns of overtourism threats to the city.
Venice will extend its tourist entry fee system through 2025, doubling the number of fee days after a successful trial.

The initiative aims to reduce overcrowding by discouraging day trippers from visiting the iconic city all on the same days, according to Mayor Luigi Brugnaro.

Tourists who book in advance will pay five euros to enter the city on select days between April and July, but if they book less than four days ahead, the charge increases to ten euros.

This charge will apply from April eighteenth to July twenty-seventh, covering fifty-four days, primarily weekends and holidays.

Visitors over fourteen must pay via phone and download a QR code for inspectors.

Those without tickets may face fines.

Exemptions are available for hotel guests, residents of the Veneto region, local students, and those visiting family in Venice.

During the initial trial, the city collected approximately two point four million euros in fees, nearing their expected revenue target within eight days.

However, the associated costs of the ticketing system and communication campaigns totaled three million euros.

Critics, like opposition councillor Giovanni Andrea Martini, deem the initiative a failure in managing tourist flow and argue the fee increase is ineffective, making Venice feel like a museum.

Larger issues loom as Unesco has highlighted Venice's vulnerability to overtourism and climate change, while large cruise ships have been banned from the city center since 2021 to curb pollution and preserve structural integrity.
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