European tourist hotspots such as Amsterdam, and Venice which introduced a new measure to regulate tourism on April 25, are at bursting point. They have embarked on a crusade to control surging visitor numbers.
In Venice, Italy, one of the world’s top tourist destinations, 3.2 million visitors stayed overnight in the historic centre in 2022 – dwarfing the resident population of just 50,000.
On Thursday, it started charging day trippers for entry. Day visitors had to buy a €5 (US$5.30) ticket, monitored by inspectors carrying out spot checks at key points across the Unesco World Heritage site.
Venice has also introduced a tax for overnight visitors.
In the Netherlands, Amsterdam has long been trying to clean up a reputation for rowdy stag parties, drugs and sex that has been partly blamed on an influx of around 20 million visitors a year.
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Publish date : 2024-04-28 07:00:00
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