incredibly misleading title. The fees for the annual license to be a tour guide went from $10 to $350. This will not cause a 3500% increase on the price of guided tours, as I’m sure a tour guide can make $350 in a tour or two.

Is the city council under the impression that tourists will arrive, fail to find a tour guide, then just shrug and go home? I agree that tourist congestion has gotten worse in recent years (a friend of mine recently moved, citing this exact reason), but this is going to do exactly nothing to stop it.