Next trip to Venice can cost travelers more than ever before. Local authorities intend to charge tourist tax to enter the city. Under the draft law prepared by the Government of Italy, the Venetian authorities granted permission to take a one-time fee from tourists visiting the city on planes, trains and cruise ships, writes Daily Telegraph. The amount of payment has not been determined, but it is expected that the tax would be rather symbolic. For example, the former mayor of Venice at one time proposed to introduce a fee for passengers arriving in the city of cruise ships at a rate of 1 euro. Current mayor, Giorgio Orson notes that most of the 20 million tourists annually visiting Venice, spend it all one day, bring food with them and do not spend money on hotels, and therefore the revenues of the city from the tourism industry significantly underestimated. This circumstance is the main reason for entering the tax.
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