Venice, Italy CNN —Venice officials have hailed a temporary entrance fee to the city a success, as they experiment with measures aimed at controlling the number of people who come to visit.
A 29-day €5 reservation entrance fee and reservation experiment, which began on April 25 and ran on selected days until July 14, brought in €2,425,310 (around $2.64 million), according to Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro.
The city initially expected to collect around €700,000 (about $762,163) when the plan was introduced, the mayor had said in April.
Gondola rides are one of the unique Venice attractions that have tourists flooding the city year-round.
The entrance fee officially ended July 14, but the mayor’s office said they will now determine if they should reinstate it during busy times of the year.
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