Venice’s new mayor seeks to raise day-tripper fee to up to €50

The initiative has been expanded this year to cover 60 dates between April and July. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Venice’s new mayor has said he hopes to raise a controversial entrance fee for day-trippers to the lagoon city to as much as €50 (£43).

Simone Venturini, the rightwing former tourism councillor who was elected as mayor in late May, said the proposal was aimed at further discouraging arrivals “during periods of heightened tourist pressure”.