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| Entry | Venice#10 in Rising Fastest |
|---|---|
| Top 49 score | |
| Score out of 100 | 83.2/100 Top 49 score |
| Reader votes | 14,060 |
| Criteria breakdown | |
| Rate of rank gain | 82.4 |
| Engagement growth | 83.9 |
| Trend durability | 86.0 |
| Editorial confidence | 81.0 |
| Recorded detail | |
| Category | Places & travel |
| Home rank | 14 |
| Rank gain | 17 |
| Momentum | 8.5 |
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Venice
Gets right
- One of the first major world heritage cities to implement a direct day-tripper access charge, giving other destinations a real policy test case to study
- Early data suggests the fee has had at least some measurable effect on peak-day crowding
- Renewed global attention has increased pressure on other overtouristed sites to consider similar measures
Gives ground
- Critics argue the fee is too low to meaningfully deter the highest-volume cruise-ship day-tripper traffic that drives most of the crowding
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