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Seeing an estimated 25 million visitors every year, Venice has brought in a series of measures tackling overcrowding and mass tourism. From today, loudspeakers have been banned and tour groups have been limited in the Italian city.

The Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen could follow Venice's lead and charge a fee to visit in an effort to thin crowds during the peak summer travel season.

As Covid-19 restrictions lifted across Europe, tourism returned close to the levels seen before the pandemic - but some locals have had enough.

Cornwall Council has been urged to take the idea of tourism tax more seriously

Local residents protested the tourist-fee trial, with some even clashing with police.

VENICE, Italy—Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program on Thursday to charge day-trippers a €5 ($5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents. Visitors…

Cornwall Council has been urged to take the idea of tourism tax more seriously

Venice is the world's first city to implement an tourist tax for day-trippers. The new program requires people to buy tickets before visiting.

VENICE — Venice became the world’s first city to introduce a payment system for tourists on Thursday in an effort to thin the crowds that throng its canals, but the

The floating city’s €5 entry fee is the final insult for a historic place that demands meaningful change