Venice is looking at expanding its tourist entry fee, applying it for ​a longer period of the year and raising the daily charge to ⁠as much as €30 ($34), a senior ⁠official in the city government has said.

Budget and taxation councilor Michele Zuin ​said the current fee of €5 to €10 ($5.7 to $11.5 ) ​was too ⁠low to safeguard against overtourism, but said the new price for 2027 would have to be discussed and agreed with the government.

"The current €5-10 charge is affordable for virtually everyone; the risk is that it no longer has the deterrent effect that this measure is supposed to have,” Zuin told the Sunday edition of regional ⁠daily ⁠Il Gazzettino.

In remarks that were widely picked up by national media on Monday, the councillor said there was "even talk of (going up to) €50 ($57)," but added that authorities could settle for a maximum charge of €30.

The tourist fee, applicable only to day-trippers, was introduced in 2024, in a world ⁠first. Early bookers get to pay the lower rate and there are several exemptions, including for children under 14.

In ​2026, it was operational on selected days from ​April 3 to July 26, from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and brought into ⁠city ‌coffers more ‌than €5.2 million ($5.9 million) from the sale of ⁠just under 680,000 entry tickets.

In ‌a city that has long suffered from overtourism ​and depopulation, local officials say ⁠the scheme is meant to encourage ⁠visitors to avoid the most crowded periods ⁠of the year, ​such as the May Day public holiday.