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To Deter Day-Trippers, Venice Tested a €5 Entrance Fee. Did Visitors Stay Away?
New York Times· 3 hours agoWhen Venice introduced a five euro entrance fee in April, officials said the aim was to dissuade...
Celebrities who died in 2024
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 20 hours ago...As one of the original cast members of the Canadian sketch comedy show "SCTV" in the late 1970s, Joe Flaherty — alongside the likes of John Candy,...
'Don't get rid of my school'; Montgomery Virtual Academy students fight for future
WJLA· 4 days agoParents and students are rallying once again to keep the Montgomery Virtual Academy (MVA) open. It's...
Venice's tourist tax trial ends: Why are critics calling it a 'failure' and how many people paid it?
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days ago“The ticket is a failure, as demonstrated by city data,” says Giovanni Andrea Martini, an opposition...
Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors
Financial Post· 5 days agoVenice on Sunday wrapped up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2...
Venice collects $2.4M in tax pilot project, may increase fee
Daily Sabah· 6 days agoThe city, however, is richer for more than 2 million euros ($2.4...Associated Press (AP)...