Venice has launched an online platform allowing visitors to pay for the city’s much-debated entry fee, set to come into force from late April onwards on certain days when crowds are expected. Launched in January, the online platform for bookings and payments lets visitors download a QR code to prove they have paid upon arrival. The hotly debated new Access Fee, set to apply on days when Venice is particularly crowded, will be in force on 29 days from April 25 to May 5, the mayor of the Italian lagoon city, Luigi Brugnaro, announced late in November. It will then also apply on all weekends unti…