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On 25 April, Venice launched an entry fee for daytrippers to the canal city. The trial period for this charge covers 29 days in May, June and July - including weekends and public holidays. The measure was introduced to curb the number of visitors who only stay for a day. Those behind the fee say they bring less economic benefit to the city than overnight tourists and cause problems like overcrowding. However, many Venice residents have criticised the entry ticket as ineffective in controlling visitor numbers while condemning the city council for overlooking critical issues such as housing. Her...
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Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), says he is considering implementing “a small fee for new user[s]” to tackle the issue of automatised accounts, or “bots”. Posting on the social media platform, he added that “current AI (and troll farms) can pass ‘are you a bot’ with ease”. No details regarding how much the fee would be or its implementation date have been disclosed but Musk said that the measure would last three months in another post on X. It will still be possible to access the social media without paying; however, new users would be prevented from creating ...
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Activists in Venice have staged a protest against the new day-tripper entry fee which will come into force on 25 April. A social housing group occupied a council building on Tuesday morning, displaying banners with slogans criticising the €5 tourist charge. The organisation also announced plans for a demonstration on the day the ticket will be launched. The protesters say they want a different vision for the city which doesn’t put tourism front and centre. Venice activists slam council spending on entry feeActivists from Venice’s Social Assembly for Housing and the Solidarity Network for Housi...
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Day-trippers to Venice who fail to pay the €5 to enter the lagoon city’s historic centre will face fines starting at 10 times the entrance fee, officials said on Thursday. The payment system is being launched later this month for a time-limited pilot program. Venice announced last year it would introduce the long-discussed day-tripper fee after the city narrowly escaped being placed on the UN’s list of endangered heritage sites, due largely to the impact of overtourism. Visitors staying overnight in the historic centre are exempt from the charge as they already pay a tourist tax. How will Veni...
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