VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure to combat the overtourism that officials say is ...

That is the amount Venice took in during a 2024 pilot program for the tax. The city's top budget official, Michele Zuin, said last year the running costs for the new system ran to 2.7 million ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is neck and neck with her main rival in the Oakland special mayoral election, with the race too close to call. The initial tally of the results of the ranked ...

Barbara Collins, president and CEO of Toronto's Humber River Health, has led the organization since July 2016. Over the last decade of her leadership, the hospital has introduced multiple cutting ...

Venice City Council member Joan Farrell resigned, citing frustration with the council's actions. Mitzie Fiedler, who lost to Farrell in 2023, has expressed interest in the seat. Several residents ...

The fee has been a good tool to “explain to the world that Venice is unique and fragile and that tourism to Venice must be more respectful,” Simone Venturini, Venice’s municipal councilor in ...

The Venice Museum will participate in "Two Lights for Tomorrow" on April 18th to commemorate Paul Revere's ride. This event is part of the larger U.S. Semiquincentennial, celebrating the nation's ...

April 18 (UPI) --Venice is reinstating a tourist entry fee Friday after experimenting last year with charging people to enter the city during busy times to reduce congestion. The fee will be $5.69.