Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for a second year starting on Friday, a measure to combat the overtourism that officials say is putting the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk. A UNESCO body decided against putting Venice on its list of cultural heritage sites deemed in danger after the tax was announced.

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Venice implements tourist tax for second year in a row, AP explains

Name: Venice implements tourist tax for second year in a row, AP explains
Uploaded: 2025-04-18T18:23:14.465Z
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Description: Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for a second year starting on Friday, a measure to combat the overtourism that officials say is putting the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk. A UNESCO body decided against putting Venice on its list of cultural heritage sites deemed in danger after the tax was announced.

Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for a second year starting on Friday, a measure to combat the overtourism that officials say is putting the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk. A UNESCO body decided against putting Venice on its list of cultural heritage sites deemed in danger after the tax was announced.