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Mr Venturini said: “The aim remains the same: create a new system to manage tourist flow and disincentivize day tripper tourism in several periods, in line with the delicate and unique nature of the city, to guarantee the respect that it merits.”.
The Italian canal city has long been overwhelmed by tourism in its historic centre, with around 30 million tourists visiting Venice in a typical year.
Simone Venturini, the city’s tourism councillor, confirmed that the 29-day pilot tax scheme in 2024 had “worked” at the BIT tourism fair in Milan on Monday.
According to Venice officials, at the end of the first test phase last July, the tax had netted €2.4 million (£2 million), accounting for about 1,000 entrances on each of the test days.
The access fee is not applied to the minor islands of the Venetian Lagoon or passengers passing through Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto or Stazione Marittima without access to the city’s historic centre.
