Venice daytripper fee relaunches this week. Here's how to pay

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.

Visitors staying overnight in the historic centre are exempt from the charge as they already pay a tourist tax.

How does Venice’s entry fee work?

The new tax will be applied every Friday through Sunday and on holidays from 18 April to 27 July, for a total of 54 days.

That's almost double the number of days it was in place last year. T...
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