"Venice, a city of 54,500 resident, receives 30 million visitors a year, of whom many are grab-and-go day-trippers." “If the population falls below 40,000, Venice will not be a viable, living city any longer,” warned Jonathan Keates, chairman of the organization "Venice in Peril." Some measures have been taken to appease UNESCO and to try to crack down on the number of tourists, especially in the northern, most popular areas. Also, the city has established a "locals first" policy for its water buses, which transport 70 million passengers a year, and charges tourists €6 more per ticket. “Those with a ‘Venezia Unica Oro’, or gold card, proving they’re Venetian, will be given priority boarding,” reported La Repubblica.

Source: Forbes May 29, 2017 22:41 UTC