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01-23-2018, 08:30 AM
Tourists end up with $1300 restaurant bill in Venice, prompting anger from mayor
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Avoiding being ripped off is an inevitable part of travelling, but sometimes you get unlucky.
Four Japanese visitors were presented with a €1,143 ($1,350) bill at a Venice restaurant, prompting anger from the city's mayor, according to a report by ANSA. (http://www.ansa.it/veneto/notizie/2018/01/20/venezia-bistecche-e-frittura-1100-euro_2490ee99-58e4-4877-bf36-eda8ed61ed27.html)
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The group of students dined at the restaurant located near the tourist hotspot St Mark's Square, and ordered four steaks, a fried fish platter and mineral water.*
Three other women, who were part of the group, suspected they were being scammed and decided to leave the restaurant, but still ended up paying €350 ($535) for three pasta dishes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/22/venice-high-dinner-bill-/)
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Avoiding being ripped off is an inevitable part of travelling, but sometimes you get unlucky.
Four Japanese visitors were presented with a €1,143 ($1,350) bill at a Venice restaurant, prompting anger from the city's mayor, according to a report by ANSA. (http://www.ansa.it/veneto/notizie/2018/01/20/venezia-bistecche-e-frittura-1100-euro_2490ee99-58e4-4877-bf36-eda8ed61ed27.html)
SEE ALSO: A food critic is taking one for the industry and eating tacos for a full year (http://mashable.com/2017/12/13/365-days-of-taco/)
The group of students dined at the restaurant located near the tourist hotspot St Mark's Square, and ordered four steaks, a fried fish platter and mineral water.*
Three other women, who were part of the group, suspected they were being scammed and decided to leave the restaurant, but still ended up paying €350 ($535) for three pasta dishes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/22/venice-high-dinner-bill-/)
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