(Our August updates to Clued In Venice will reflect this new information)

• The proposed entry fee/access tax of €5 will begin in 2025 after being tested on certain holidays during the 2024 calendar. This fee is for day-trippers only, folks who have come for a day visit without reserved accommodations in the municipal Venice area.
• The fee will need to be paid ahead online for each person in your party and will result in a QR Code delivered to your smart device.
• Hotels and apartment rentals booked by tourists will supply an exemption QR Code for free (because a tourist tax is already in place for accommodations.)
• There will not be gates, turnstiles, or barriers to control arriving visitors. Instead, random checks on tourists will be carried out by officials. Your paid (or exempt) QR code will need to be immediately presented in the event of an inspection.  If you fail the inspection you will be fined.
• Children under age six are exempt from paying any access tax.
• Tour bus passengers who have paid the ZTL bus tax will also be exempt from the access tax.

This access tax is intended to relieve the local Venetian residents of some of the costs to maintain the city and its services. Right now, they alone pay for the upkeep.

Please share this important new information because almost all of the posts about it on Google are old and wildly incorrect. Happy travels, Dean and Andie

Whether you’ve been to Paris or not, our gorgeous 2023 current summer edition of Clued In Paris in worth having. You’ll learn things you won’t read anywhere else, all supported by original photography. Go ahead, treat yourself because this sale will not last.

Happy travels, Dean and Andie

TODAY: get the Clued In Paris paperback for only $11.95!

…the Pantheon in Rome is no longer free to enter. The exact ticket price is yet to be announced but is promised to be around €5 per person.

On a lighter note, the beautiful 18th century Palazzo Ca’ Rezzonico is Venice has just reopened after a years-long restoration, as has the ultra-famous National Portrait Gallery in London. These things and more are in our “City-Extras” pages for July, along with some really great restaurant mentions. And if you’re heading to the Edinburgh International Festival next month, check out the link we’ve posted to get your Royal Military Tattoo performance tickets now.

Visit our website at CluedInTravelBooks.com and choose the city from our menu bar. Happy travels, Dean and Andie

From fun, local events in Edinburgh, London, and Florence, to restaurant shout-outs in Manhattan and Miami Beach, our June recommendations are off the chart. Want to know what musical festivals are happening in Rome or Paris? How about boating in Barcelona or the Biennale in Venice? We’ve got those covered too. Check out your favorite city from our menu bar and make the summer of 2023 the best it can be with travel!

Happy travels, Dean and Andie

   With sadness, we’ve made the difficult decision to unpublish our lovely CISF guide book because the city-by-the-bay may not be safe to visit at this point in time. We will update this book and re-release it in the future when things improve there. Why not consider one of our other fabulous ‘clued in’ cities?   Happy travels, Dean and Andie

Our other new paperbacks are Clued In Rome, Clued in London, Clued In Barcelona, and Clued In Florence.

Check them out on amazon.com! Happy travels, Dean and Andie

After a hiccup with new cover designs, we’ve decided to keep with the original by Scooter Reyes. All nine of our current books are being re-published this month and are better than ever with even more great tips, original pics, and concise advice. We can’t wait for you to see them!

As of June 3, Clued In Paris, Clued In Rome, Clued In Barcelona, Clued In Florence, Clued In Venice, Clued In Edinburgh, and Clued in London are all back up on amazon.com. Clued in Miami and Clued In New York are up next and will be ready for purchase at the end of June 2023.

Happy travels, Dean and Andie

Spring is a time for new beginnings and the team at Clued In Travel Books is busy working on a reboot of our travel guides. Later this month, look for new releases on amazon.com. Both our “clued in” and “bored in” series of books will be more concise and streamlined than ever, and feature a lot of new photography. Stay tuned and have a lovely holiday. ~Dean and Andie

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from NYC – March 16-17, 2023

   If you don’t already have it, grab our new 2023 Clued In New York ebook right now because it’s free on amazon.com through March 17th.  After that it goes right back up to $6.99.  Hey, you must have the luck of the Irish!  Just click here for its amazon page. (If you love it, be sure to leave us some stars.)

Happy travels, Dean and Andie

   Some of the important transport info in our Clued In Paris book  is suddenly “old news” as Paris incurs new price hikes and ways to buy train tickets!  Because of this we are currently republishing both the ebook and print editions to reflect the changes.  (For instance on the Métro, those famous little white carnet tickets are being phased out right now at most stations in favor of a new, reusable pass card called NavigoEasy.)  If you purchased our book before March 18, 2023, please note the new information on our City Extras : Paris page here. It shows exactly how our new publications will read.

Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience. Dean and Andie