Access fee, after the first day, here’s how it went: 113 thousand arrivals and over 15 thousand paying tickets. Brugnaro: «The people understood»

VENICE – Venice closes the first day of testing the access fee with a total of 113 thousand arrivals and 15 thousand and 700 paying. The data was released by the budget councilor, Michele Zuin. At 4.05pm today April 25, 2024, closing time of the limits (they will resume tomorrow until May 5 for a total of 29 days in 2024, they also entered the historic city 97 thousand and 600 exempt. Among these 39 thousand and 400 guests in accommodation facilities (who already pay the tourist tax), 2 thousand and 100 relatives of residents; 2 thousand friends of residents. 13 thousand students and 20 thousand 400 workers have already been registered as exempt for the entire trial period of the access contribution. In addition, there are 270 thousand residents and those born in Venice who can enter and exit the city without registration, showing only their identity document. The checks carried out by the employees in the access areas of the city verified a total of 13 thousand 600 people.

Mayor Brugnaro

«The greatest satisfaction was seeing who approached the gates waving the access QR code: these people understood our intentions» says the mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro at the end of the first day of trials of the access fee to the city. «Nothing has ever been done to regulate tourism and we believed that something needed to be done. The fear of change is legitimate, but it can be used to improve. Today we spend more money than we collect, but I don’t consider it an expense, but rather a way to make it clear that we need to change and dilute visits to the city, avoiding congestion, and people are understanding this. I remember that we no longer have the funding from the special law for Venice, but a special law is necessary for this delicate city.”

© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Read the full article at
The Gazzettino