Tickets go on sale for Venice day trippers in trial scheme

ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Tickets went on sale on Tuesday for visitors wanting to see Venice from April as part of a trial aimed at controlling the growing numbers of day trippers crowding into the lagoon city. A one-day ticket costs 5 euros ($5.45) and will be valid from 0830 to 1600 local time. The new daily admission fee will come into force from April 25, a national holiday in Italy. Tickets will be needed for the following 10 days and thereafter for most weekends until mid-July. Visitors have to pay online (https://cda.ve.it/en/) and will obtain a QR code giving them access for a day. Anyone caught without a ticket will face a fine of between 50 euros ($54)and…