Venice’s mayor is pushing a government-approved surge-priced day-tripper fee to manage overcrowding; a reform of the city’s three-year-old access charge.
Venice is exploring surge-pricing for day-trippers, raising the fee beyond the current €10 on peak days to manage crowds and cover maintenance costs. The plan requires an amendment to Italy’s Venice law and involves researchers to calibrate the threshold, with €50 cited as an upper limit for experimentation.