all posts on October 6th, 2006


Venice Tourist tax

Francisca Kellet writes in the Daily Telegraph about Venice’s proposal to introduce a tourist tax. Given the enormous year-round overcrowding in Venice, I have a better solution: introduce an entry fee to stay on the lagoon. After all, is Venice any different from Disneyland? Like Disneyland, it’s an enclosed space with a range of accomodation […]