Prompt: https://www.thesun.co.uk/helios-preview/post/27231029 Footage of Venice with captions explaining the €5 entry fee trial and the fines that will people will have to pay if they don't comply. Description: This video explores the recent trial implemented by Venice, Italy, to introduce an entry fee for visitors.
HOLIDAYMAKERS could face fines of more than £250 if they don't comply with new rules being enforced at a popular European city break destination this month.would hit those who haven't paid a €5 entry fee, with the city the first to trial the new system.Another 51,000 people qualified for free entry because they work or study there.paying online will get a code they can show inspectors on their phone on arrival, with violators risking fines of up to €300 .
However, anyone due to pay the fee who is found within the checkpoints could be liable for a penalty of between €50 to €300.Simone Venturini, Venice's tourism chief, said: "We are running TV ads to alert day trippers. Travellers may be asked to show hotel booking confirmations and that they have enough money for their stay at the border.The country uses the euro with around €10 working out to £8.55.
"We have had to enforce one-way systems for pedestrians in alleys that are 90cm wide - we need the city to be less crowded on certain key days," Brugnaro added.Brugnaro said the ticketing system was "a format that other cities can study" as over-tourism clogs up destinations around the world.
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