Venice Raises the Stakes: New Mayor Proposes Increasing the “Entry Fee” to €50 Venice is once again at the center of a global conversation about the future of tourism. The city that has inspired painters, poets, and dreamers for centuries is now wrestling with a far more modern challenge — overtourism. Millions of visitors turn its narrow alleys and fragile bridges into a constant human river, while municipal services operate at the edge of their capacity. And now, Venice is