Venice changes tourism laws after the Corona crisis

The municipality of Venice decided to postpone the application of the entry fee for tourists until 2022, after it was scheduled to enter into force during the summer of 2021, with the aim of trying to revive the completely halted tourist activity.

In a statement, the city's budget official, Mikkeli Zwen, said that the city authorities "have decided, in light of the current situation related to the Covid-19 epidemic, to initiate an important gesture." to encourage Tourist flows return.

He stressed that "this measure is fully in line with the strategic plan to revive the city's economy."

He added that efforts are continuing to "develop the computer software to manage the reservation system" with the aim of implementing the tax on January 2022, XNUMX.

San Marco's main square in the city was empty of tourists last March due to Corona

Tourists have been absent from Venice since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has paralyzed air transport and tourism.

Tourism accounts for 13% of Italy's GDP and provides 15% of employment, but Venice's economy is more based on the tourism sector.

But the large number of tourists in the past years bothered officials and residents in Venice, which led to the imposition of many measures to limit the spread of mass or random tourism.