Italian city implements a tourist ticket system

Crispy Balmer
| Reuters

Venice on Thursday became the first city in the world to introduce a payment system for visitors in an experiment aimed at deterring tourists from arriving during peak hours.

However, it is not the only place in Italy that has recently introduced new measures to slow tourist flows.

Here you will find some initiatives that are currently in place.

Tourist tax in Venice

The lagoon city has introduced 5 euro (about $5.35) tickets for day trippers, valid from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The experiment took effect on April 25, a national holiday in Italy. Tickets are required for the next 10 days and then for most weekends until mid-July.

Venice residents, students, employees and homeowners are exempt from paying or booking a slot. Visitors under the age of 14 and tourists with hotel reservations must register, but entry is free for them.

Other cities, such as Como, have said they are considering introducing a similar measure, but are waiting to see how Venice’s initiative works before making a decision.

In addition, Venice has said that from June it will limit the size of tourist groups to 25 people and ban the use of loudspeakers by tour guides.

Tourist measure Florence

Florence announced in October that it was banning new short-term home rentals on platforms such as Airbnb in the historic center. It also offered three years of tax breaks to landlords of short-term vacation rentals who begin offering regular rental contracts to residents.

The city’s famous museum, the Uffizi, offers discounts to those arriving before 8:55 am and lower prices out of season. To spread out the crowds, it also closes once a week at 10 p.m.

Overtourism of Cinque Terrer

The five villages that make up the Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera are regularly flooded with visitors.

To reduce overcrowding during peak periods, the authority that oversees the area said this week it would charge visitors 15 euros (about $16) to walk the most famous coastal path. Moreover, the path can only be walked in one direction.

Measure for tourism in Capri

The picturesque islet that lies across the bay from the southern city of Naples has doubled its entrance fee, which is automatically added to ferry tickets, to 5 euros. The fee will be charged from April 1 to October 1.

Capri, Ischia, Procida, Lampedusa and Linosa change

These islands have introduced limits, or outright bans, on cars for non-residents during high season.

Tourist tax in Venice

Tourist measure Florence

Overtourism of Cinque Terrer

Measure for tourism in Capri

Capri, Ischia, Procida, Lampedusa and Linosa change

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