{"id":33824,"date":"2019-03-02T15:22:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T15:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=33824"},"modified":"2019-03-02T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T15:22:13","slug":"venice-to-charge-day-trippers-up-to-11-to-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=33824","title":{"rendered":"Venice to charge day trippers up to $11 to visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n(CNN) \u2014 <\/cite>A trip to the already pricey city of Venice, Italy<\/a>, will now leave your wallet even emptier than before. Venetian officials have officially confirmed plans to charge day visitors up to $11 (\u20ac10) to enter.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

And if you don’t pay, you could be fined up to \u20ac450 ($511).<\/span><\/p>\n

Until recently, the Italian city’s tourist tax only applied to those spending the night.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as Venice sees visitor numbers soar ever higher and streets become ever busier, government measures to combat overtourism are toughening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over 2018’s busy May Day weekend, the local government restricted the movement of visitors <\/a>and implemented moves to separate the tourists and locals wandering the city center.<\/span><\/div>\n

This new law is the latest — and arguably the most extreme — measure designed to handle the nearly 30 million tourists who visit Venice each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The government says the money collected will go towards costs such as waste management and maintaining the heritage city.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Extreme measures<\/h3>\n

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In May 2018, Venice officials attempted to limit flows of tourists in the streets.<\/p>\n

ANDREA PATTARO\/AFP\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For the rest of 2019, visitors will be charged \u20ac3 ($3.40) but from January 1, 2020, it’ll mostly be \u20ac6 ($6.80) — except for a couple of quieter days during the year where it’ll be less (\u20ac3) or more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on the busiest days when the city’s flooded with tourists — you’ll have to pay \u20ac8 ($9). On exceptionally busy days, you’ll pay \u20ac10 ($11).<\/span><\/p>\n

They’ll be some who are exempt from paying — namely residents of Venice, commuters, students and children under six.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the full list of those who don’t have to pay, see this link<\/a> to the Venice city website.<\/span><\/div>\n

The tourist tax will be included in your train ticket — or whatever mode of transport you arrive in.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This will help us to better manage the city, keep it clean, and offer visitors better services.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The mayor added that the introduction of the measure would see Venetian living conditions improve.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Local reaction<\/h3>\n

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Venice receives over 30 million visitors a year.<\/p>\n

Marco Secchi\/Getty Images Europe\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Local Marco Malafante, who manages luxury vacation rentals in the city, said back in December that he agrees with the move.<\/span><\/p>\n

“As a Venetian I often found myself stuck in crowded lanes. Venice is engulfed by tourists and we have to reduce the day trippers in favor of a more qualified, let’s call it ‘luxury’ tourism. The alternative is simply that we all are uncomfortable in Venice.”<\/span><\/p>\n

But a Venetian gondolier, who says his name is Cuba, told CNN he’s not convinced the move addresses the real problems associated with overtourism in Venice.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Entering Venice will be like entering into a museum, I don’t think the measure will help the problem of transforming Venice into a Disneyland, with fake glass shops and piazza sellers replacing the old ‘bottega’ or artisan shops,” he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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