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Venice will charge tourists who donβt spend the night in the city a β¬5 entry fee
(english.elpais.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023
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Tourist tax is a thing in many touristy places in Europe, you usually pay it in cash to the hotel or guesthouse owner and it's around β¬1 per person-night. So charging β¬5 for tourists not staying overnight is totally fine and it's weird they didn't do it before.
But how do you even enforce it?
There is only one bridge entering the city from the mainland
Some coastal cities in Germany do this too for their beaches. They do spot checks
If they have things like tollways, they can ask for proof of citizenship or proof of reservation