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    IS VENICE’S TOURIST TAX A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

    Jun 02, 2022 2 minutes
    JULIA BUCKLEY

     Venice has around 50,000 inhabitants in the central area, but is swamped by approximately 20 million visitors a year. Around 90% of those visitors are what the locals call ‘hit and runs’ — day-trippers, often bussed or boated in from the surrounding area and even as far away as Croatia. These visitors tend to spend less money in the city, clog the areas

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