The Italian Unesco site is hoping to reduce over-tourism with the charge – the first of its kind in a major city After years in the making, Venice will on Thursday begin charging day trippers to enter ...

Authorities in Venice are introducing an entry fee to the city in a bid to offset the costs of damage incurred by the masses of tourists that inundate the floating city each year. The fee will take ...

Venice’s new mayor is proposing a dynamic pricing system for the city’s three-year-old day-tripper access fee, seeking ...

Whether it appears through the doors of Santa Lucia rail station or on the horizon during an approach by water, a traveler never forgets their first view of Venice. At that moment, the city grabs you, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peak summer travel season is fast approaching, and some cities abroad have already implemented fees in an attempt to protect ...

VENICE, Italy — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro entry fee that authorities hope will discourage ...

Italy’s transport minister announced this week that Venice will ban all cruise ships from entering the city center. The announcement comes after years of anti-tourism protests and petitions. However, ...

Venice is trying to mitigate overtourism with a small fee on busy days. City leaders hope it will make visitors more aware of the city’s fragility. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome After ...