Gian Marco Centinaio says plan to charge visitors up to €10 is ‘useless and damaging’
The Italian tourism minister has criticised plans by Venice authorities to charge day-trippers to enter the city and oblige people to “reserve access” before coming as “useless and damaging”.
Gian Marco Centinaio, a politician with the far-right League, asked on Twitter: “Do we want to become a tourist-repelling country?”
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