Venice launches experiment to charge day-trippers, AP explains

Proteste

(25 Apr 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Venice - 25 April 2024 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Colleen Barry, Associated Press reporter: ++PARTIALLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 2++ "Venice has launched a pilot program to charge day trippers 5 euros to access the city on 29 days between now and July, so tourists arriving at the city today will come upon signs looking like this, giving them the dates that this fee is being applied this year, and also showing the area where it's valid for this period."