Venice tourists to face €300 fine if they dodge new €5 entrance fee
People visiting Venice without paying the city's new €5 entrance fee face fines of between €50 and €300 if caught, local officials say. City officials say staff will be carrying out inspections at entry points to make sure tourists can present a code showing they have paid the new fee, set to be in effect on certain the city's busiest days. Venice had in January launched an online platform allowing visitors to pay the city's much-debated entry fee, set to come into force from late April onwards on certain days when crowds are expected. The online platform for bookings and payments lets visitor...