A time slot for entry in the city center 10 euro per day
In a packed heart of Amsterdam, hordes of visitors wriggled through the Nine Streets or shuffled foot by foot over the Damrak and the Red Light District. The parade of rubber ducks, cheeses, waffles and weed seeds, is colourful, but is not appreciated by everyone in Amsterdam — and less and less by the locals. Rightfully Full is Full.
Venice continues plan and asks tourists up to 10 euro entry per day.
Venice pursues a previously announced plan and will charge tourists up to 10 euros per day entrance fee. Thus, the authorities hope to prevent tourists from flooding the city in droves this summer. In the first instance, this is a trial that lasts six months. Venice had plans to ask for entrance fees announced at the beginning of 2019 . The mayor of the city, Luigi Brugnaro, explained at the time that of the 24 million tourists who visit Venice every year, only ten million sleep in the city itself. Venice had already announced plans to request entrance fees in early 2019. The mayor of the city, Luigi Brugnaro, explained at the time that of the 24 million tourists who visit Venice every year, only ten million sleep in the city itself. The Guardian
After more than two years of 'corona', millions of people feel liberated from all restrictions imposed on them by the virus. Nothing indicates that the forced pass is in place due to the pandemic. The opposite, in fact, is true and stretches this human catch-up behaviour — we may again! — the old borders further than ever, with even more miles, more vacations, and further afield, on the hunt for well-deserved entertainment. We know of cycling on the Veluwe or walking on a Wadden beach, the neighbours are going to the Seychelles or going island hopping in Belize, climbing in the Andes or doing Montreal as a city break.
Where vacations were once considered necessary to take a break from the busy life, travel now often seems like a status symbol. And instead of relaxing, many modern travelers demand the same entertainment, but in a different place. It leads to monoculture, similar holidays against a slightly different decor. And there has to be reach, everything has to be put on social media.
It looks like dancing on a volcano. A world without mass tourism is hard to imagine, but thinking about reducing the number of pleasure trips should be more than a useful exercise of thought. For the destinations that crack under the weight of the masses, this has long ceased to be science fiction. It may sound futuristic, but without adjustments, a time-slot for inner cities can be closer than many tourists now think.
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