Venice plans higher tourist access fee from 2027

Venice authorities plan to increase the access fee for tourists visiting the city without staying overnight to €30–€50 per person from 2027, in an effort to reduce overcrowding caused by day-trippers, MOLDPRES reports.

The current fee is €5 or €10, depending on the period of the visit. According to local authorities, the current rate is not high enough to discourage the flow of tourists who come to the city for just a few hours and put pressure on its infrastructure, CE Report quotes MOLDPRES.

The new fee would apply to visitors over the age of 14 who visit Venice without staying overnight in the city. Tourists staying at local hotels would be exempt, as they already pay a tourist tax.

Venice authorities say the main problem is day-trippers, who contribute to overcrowding on the city's streets, bridges and public transport without generating the same level of revenue for the local economy as visitors who stay overnight.

According to municipal budget councillor Michele Zuin, the current fee is too affordable to influence tourists' decision to visit the city. The increase is being presented by the local administration as a measure to manage tourist flows, rather than simply to increase municipal revenue.

Following a three-year trial period, the access fee is expected to become a permanent measure from 2027. Authorities also plan to increase the number of days on which the fee is applied, including holidays and weekends with high tourist numbers.

Venice introduced the access fee in 2024 as an experimental measure to manage overtourism. For now, however, information about a final fee of €30 or €50 reflects plans announced by local authorities, while the exact amount and implementation schedule have yet to be determined.

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