Venice’s daytripper tax is relaunching this week, and the fee has doubled to €10 for last-minute visitors.
Mayor Luigi Brugnaro stressed that the tax aims to help the city and its citizens battle overtourism and avoid huge influxes of visitors during crowded holidays and weekends.
The payment system was launched last year for a time-limited pilot program.
Venice introduced the long-discussed daytripper fee after the city narrowly escaped being placed on the UN’s list of endangered heritage sites, due largely to the impact of overtourism.
