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The overcrowded city is leading the way with a tax on day trippers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Some residents say €5 fee aimed at curbing tourist numbers goes against principle of freedom of movement

Venice introduces 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers to regulate tourism and prioritize residents' needs.

Residents fear the scheme will do nothing to reduce tourist numbers, but will turn Venice into ‘a museum, a theme park’

Visitors entering the UNESCO World Heritage site for the day have to buy a five-euro ($5.3) ticket, with inspectors carrying out spot checks at key entry points.

Locals say city is against plan and accuse authorities of turning Venice into a ‘theme park’ by charging day trippers for visits

Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launches a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro (around $5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents.

Day trippers will have to pay €5 to visit Italian city under scheme designed to protect it from excess tourism

The Italian Unesco site is hoping to reduce over-tourism with the charge – the first of its kind in a major city

Venice will this week begin charging day trippers for entry, a world first aimed at easing pressure on the Italian city drowning under the weight of mass tourism.

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