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St. Petersburg, July 5, Tourists visiting St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, will be required to pay a resort fee in 2024, the local government announced. According to a decree signed recently by Governor Alexander Beglov, a pilot resort fee system will be introduced in St. Petersburg's hotels from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, reports Xinhua news agency. The rate will be set at 0 rubles for the initial phase until April 1, 2024, and from this time on, each tourist will be charged 100 rubbles ($1.1) per day. No resort fee will be charged on the day…