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Venice will charge tourists who don’t spend the night in the city a €5 entry fee(english.elpais.com)

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nudny ekscentryk@szmer.info
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Tourist tax is a thing in many touristy places in Europe, you usually pay it in cash to the hotel or guesthouse owner and it’s around €1 per person-night. So charging €5 for tourists not staying overnight is totally fine and it’s weird they didn’t do it before.

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akrot@lemmy.world
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But how do you even enforce it?

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Kilgore Trout@feddit.it
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There is only one bridge entering the city from the mainland

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albert180@feddit.de
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Some coastal cities in Germany do this too for their beaches. They do spot checks

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Natanael@slrpnk.net
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If they have things like tollways, they can ask for proof of citizenship or proof of reservation

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