AOSTA. Among the canals of the Serenissima as in the heart of the Alps, tourist overcrowding knows no bounds in some seasons of the year. For discourage “hit and run”at the foot of the Matterhorn we are thinking of a compulsory access fee, like the one introduced in recent months in Venice.
For the moment the idea is being evaluated only on the Swiss side: in Zermatt – the Swiss Radio and Television Srf has reconstructed – there is discussion of making day visitors pay a ticket of 12 francs (12.7 euros), equal to three nights’ tourist tax. The proposal is currently awaiting legal opinion.
Instead in Italy, in Cerviniathe problem seems less felt. “For the moment it has never been talked about. These are issues that should be evaluated with the tourist operators, with the consortium”, says Massimo Chatrian, deputy mayor of Valtournenche, a municipality that includes the hamlet of Breuil, when asked by ANSA. Cervinia. “If in the future – he adds – the idea were to be taken into consideration, we would first need to understand how this system works and then analyze the possible returns”.
In Zermatt the ticket called Green tag – indicating the desire to finance sustainable projects with its proceeds – could be paid via app. Its possible introduction aims to encourage visitors to stay longer, staying in the locality’s accommodation facilities. Suppliers, artisans, and those who go to visit other people who live in the municipality would be excluded. The proposal, addressed last spring during a meeting between local administrators and tourist operators, is still being evaluated according to Swiss newspapers.
2024-09-29 04:49:11