More Shocking Double Pricing

[ldnguy]

This time in Venice. Surely this must be illegal under EU law?

http://www.thelocal.it/20150511/belgian-raises-alarm-over-venice-price-gap

[canopus1969]

Maybe but who gives a flying fig what happens in Venice ?

[ldnguy]

Maybe but who gives a flying fig what happens in Venice ?

I was just adding some balance to the usual Thai bashing on here. Many don't realize that this also goes on in many Western countries.

[impulse]

Public toilets, meanwhile, are just 25 cents for residents but cost €1.50 for tourists.

I'll bet that has some unintended consequences.

[LennyW]

The locals are blind to the issue.

[impulse]

The locals are blind to the issue.

Even blind people can smell...

[Srikcir]

30 million visitors to a city of 59,000 people living there.

I'd say even triple pricing for visitors might be appropriate to make up for the lack of tax base to maintain public services and facilities.

[uptheos]

When I go to Italy I'll worry about Venice.

[gerryBScot]

I remember getting turned over in a very famous bar in Venezia many moons ago when the lira was still the legal currency. Well they tried ....... as some famous opera star entered over whom the waiters were fawning, wrapping his focaccia in serviettes for him and they saw the wisdom of correcting their mistake as I was about to start throwing furniture! Them were the days, not!

[seedy]

Not Thai related

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