Overview

• The second phase of the day-ticket trial concluded after 54 peak days, registering more than 720,000 paying visitors and generating roughly €5.4 million.
• Enforcement measures issued around 2,500 penalties for visitors who entered without a valid ticket.
• Municipal officials described the system as functioning smoothly with planning benefits, deferring a full evaluation until crowd data can be reviewed.
• Merchants around St. Mark’s Square reported catastrophic sales declines and proposed charging €100 entry for tourists arriving by mainland buses.
• Critics have urged adoption of tiered digital booking and social pricing measures instead of further steep price hikes to manage visitor flows.