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Venice will trial a long-debated ticketing system from spring next year, officials said Tuesday, with day-trippers charged five euros to enter the Italian citys historic centre in attempt to cut tourist numbers.

Venice plans to charge day-trippers €5 to enter the lagoon city. The goal is not to make money, but to manage tourist flows, officials say.

The sum, €5 per day-tripper, is ‘not a tool for making cash’, the authority said.

The strategy aims to improve the quality of life for Venice's dwindling number of full-time residents as well as overnight visitors, who already pay a lodging tax.

The city’s council said the fee is ‘not a tool for making cash’.

Venice will trial a long-debated ticketing system from spring next year, officials said Tuesday, with day-trippers charged five euros to enter the Italian city's historic centre in attempt to cut tourist numbers. The council executive backed the move just weeks after UN cultural ...

The strategy aims to improve the quality of life for Venice’s dwindling number of full-time residents as well as overnight visitors, who already pay a lodging tax.

The city of Venice, Italy on Tuesday approved new guidelines to test a proposed five euro fee for day-trippers during peak visitor weekends.

Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort sits on the small island of Lido, between the Venice Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea.

Venice hotels restaurants Excelsior, Cipriani refreshed and ready to go with new rooms and food.