Bustling Venice delays charging tourists for daily visits


FILE PHOTO: Tourists visit St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

ROME (Reuters) - Venice is delaying plans to introduce an entry fee for visitors because the city council has not yet fully approved the new admissions process, a spokesman for Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said on Friday.

Tourism officials said in July that day-trippers would have to book their visit to the lagoon city online from Jan. 16 and pay between 3 and 10 euros ($3 and $10) for a pass in an effort to control crowd numbers.

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