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Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends
(english.elpais.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2023
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I mean how you describe your situation sounds like exactly what this tax is meaning to deal with. A big group of people (10 by your numbers?) who only come for the day to use the city like a free open air museum and maybe buy a meal there and then leave having added very little to the economy to the extent that you think โฌ60 is too much to pay for your day there being a part of the extreme congestion the city has.
So if you're not going to come anymore this seems like mission accomplished.
Amsterdam has the same problem with cruise ship tourists. They pile into the city and spend little money and create a nuisance for everyone living here. I think both cities would be much better off without day trip tourists.