This year, tourists visiting Venice without staying overnight are required to register their visit and pay a fee for 54 ...

Tourists flooded roads and bridges for the opening weekend of the Carnival in Venice, Italy just weeks before the historical city imposed its controversial entry fee to curb tourism. Astonishing ...

Another wrote: 'A good reason not to go to Venice. It has become a tourist trap.' The invasion of holidaymakers comes despite a massive attempt from city officials to clamp down on tourist numbers.

Venetians were up in arms over a tourist's brazen decision to swim across ... The levy does not apply to people staying in hotels in Venice, who are already charged a lodging tax.

Italian tourism is set to reach new heights in the Jubilee Year. Here’s how cities are getting ahead of the crowds in 2025.

Venice is one of the world's top tourist destinations, but many residents say it is drowning under the weight of crowds. At peak times some 100,000 tourists spend the night in the city ...

Venice is reportedly planning to double its controversial tourist tax as mass tourism and overcrowing remain significant problems. The €5 (£4.20) levy was introduced in 2024 to crack down on ...

Venice is set to reintroduce a contested entry fee system for day trippers this spring after the scheme underwent its first trial phase in 2024. The entry fee, which is aimed at managing tourist ...

Venice has confirmed that its daytripper tax will continue in 2025 – with double the fee for last-minute visitors. The Italian canal city has long been overwhelmed by tourism in its historic ...