Venice readies day-trip booking system to ease crowds [View all]
Venice plans to trial a reservation system for day-trippers, officials have said, in a bid to ease over-tourism as visitors flock back to the Italian city following the pandemic.
The pay-to-visit scheme will not cap tourist numbers but aims to entice some people to visit during the low season by charging them less.
"We will start with an experimental phase during which the reservation will not be mandatory, but optional" and will cost nothing, Venice's deputy tourism councillor Simone Venturini said.
Visitors just popping in for the day will be encouraged to sign up through incentives "such as discounts on museum admissions", he said. The start date will be announced in the coming weeks.
https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2022/0420/1293336-venice-italy-booking-crowds/
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