Český Krumlov, which draws over a million tourists from around the world
every year, is to impose charges on buses entering the South Bohemian town
in a bid to regulate short-term visitors and raise revenues, Czech
Television reported. The scheme, the first of its kind in the Czech
Republic, will begin in June. The local authorities say 16,000 coaches
arrive in Český Krumlov every year, with figures reaching up to 100 a day
in summer.
A deputy mayor told Czech Television that the number of buses stopping off
in the small UNESCO-listed town represented an enormous strain.
A representative of Český Krumlov’s tour guides association said groups
of Asian tourists sped through the town taking photos before soon departing
for other destinations.
Each coach entering the tourist hotspot will have to pay CZK 1,250 with
advance booking or CZK 1,500 without.