Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
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Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#2I'd think only something like ten times that amount would deter a significant number of visitors _which is the goal_.
Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#3I'd think only something like ten times that amount would deter a significant number of visitors _which is the goal_.
Obviously that's not the goal but just to add an additiional revenue stream for the city while lying the local plebs straight in the face.
Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#4I'd think only something like ten times that amount would deter a significant number of visitors _which is the goal_.
I was just in Munich the other day - couldn’t even move because there were so many tourists. I think tour groups need to have a hefty fee attached.
Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#5I'd think only something like ten times that amount would deter a significant number of visitors _which is the goal_.
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Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#6A lot cheaper than Bhutan where they were charging $65, then ~$200, and now ~$100 PER DAY!!
Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#7I'd think only something like ten times that amount would deter a significant number of visitors _which is the goal_.
Obviously that's not the goal but just to add an additiional revenue stream for the city while lying the local plebs straight in the face.
> while lying the local plebs straight in the face
Locals don’t pay the fee. This is aimed at the cruise ships, whose denizens tend to wander around and not purchase anything of significance.
Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#8A lot cheaper than Bhutan where they were charging $65, then ~$200, and now ~$100 PER DAY!!
Still worth it, TBH
Re: Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Obviously that's not the goal but just to add an additiional revenue stream for the city while lying the local plebs straight in the face.
> while lying the local plebs straight in the face Locals don’t pay the fee. This is aimed at the cruise ships, whose denizens tend to wander around and not purchase anything of significance.
They're lying about the goal is what I suppose they meant, and I tend to agree.