Venice to trial day tickets for tourists as a world first

Venice is set to launch a new scheme on Thursday to charge day-trippers to enter the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism.

Visitors entering the UNESCO world heritage site for the day will have to buy a five-euro per ticket, monitored by inspectors carrying out spot checks at key entry points. Tickets will only be required on 29 busy days throughout 2024, mostly weekends from May to July.