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Venice expands its day-tripper tax program in bid to combat overtourism
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting ...
‘Eat and flee’ tourists are ruining this ‘fragile’ popular vacation spot, officials say — here’s their latest attempt at a crackdown
Starting Friday, day-trippers who “eat and flee” — a phrase officials use for tourists who pack their lunch, snap a selfie ...
Battling ‘Eat and Flee’ Tourists, Venice Brings Its Entrance Fee Back
A measure to limit day tourism on peak days began for the second year on Friday, charging day trippers five euros (or 10 for ...
Travelers Are Worried About Visiting an Iconic Italian Destination This Summer—What to Know
As for which celebrities fellow travelers may spot over the wedding weekend, that's really anyone's guess, but TMZ is speculating that Eva Longoria, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle ...
I report on overtourism and went to Venice for the first time. I loved it and did these 3 things to avoid the crowds.
Venice famously struggles with overtourism, but I did three key things that helped me avoid crowds, starting with the time of ...