Only $5.45 ?
I thought they charge 20€ since 15 years.
That’s probably because I read an article that said “venice starts charging 20€ per day” and in the end it’s just some idiot screaming into the void and some idiotic journalist catching his dumb ideas and selling it as if it were facts. I hate modern journalism.
Whatever that was - it wasn’t journalism
The Consistory will not benefit from the introduction of the fee, as, according to tourism minister Simone Venturini, the income will only function to cover the costs of the system.
When you spend >50 million € on a basic ticketing system
That will literally kill the city and convert it into a sort of cringe “open air museum”. I live in the region and was considering purchasing a subscription to the theater season. Costly but definitely worth it. Now on top of it I should pay 5€ for each time I attend to a show? No, thanks. I believe I’m not the only one of the locals who thinks like that.
It’s only from 8:30 to 16:00 - so you should be fine? It looks like it is targeted at all the cruise ship visitors
Please make cruise ships unviable. I really want to see this branch of tourism die.
Yeah cruise tourists are extremely fucking annoying when they pile into city centers by the 100s. I recall hearing an economic analysis being done about them in Amsterdam and the short of it was that they cost the city more than they spend here. They don’t buy hotel rooms locally and they eat the bulk of their meals aboard rather than in the city. So they’re just a drain on infrastructure and law enforcement and clog up the streets not knowing where they should and shouldn’t walk.
I also recall hearing that going on a cruise is one of the most polluting things a person can do in such a short period of time. They just need to stop being a thing at least until such a time as they are able to run on something other than fossil fuel.
I read that residents in the region don’t need to pay, only to book the visit through their app. Also, at least for now the ticket will be needed only for specific dates, mostly the weekends
convert it into a sort of cringe “open air museum”
So, it would change essentially nothing?
