Venice introduces access fee to tackle tourist overcrowding in historic centre
Venice‘s mayor on Thursday promised a light touch “without queues” when the city rolls out a new ticket policy in a few weeks, seeking to cut down on the hordes of visitors who descend on its canalled streets every summer. The new strategy to lower the number of tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site […]
Trampled by overtourism
From animal-driven carriages to jumbo jets and bullet trains, transportation has enabled humans to become borderless globetrotters in the quest for livelihood and leisure alike. Over time, travel for tourism became an end in itself and transformed into a moneyspinner for a whole ecosystem of businesses and local communities. The robust growth in tourist activity […]
Venezia And Como In Serie A Could Boost Italian Football Tourism
Sinigaglia, home of Como 1907 – Lombardy Region, Italy (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) De Agostini via Getty Images Imagine a weekend away, exploring exquisite mountain villages that overlook Lake Como, then making your way to the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia to round out your evening with newly-promoted Como 1907 at home to seven-time European champions AC […]
Venice entry fee: Here’s when and how much you’ll have to pay in 2024
ADVERTISEMENT Last November, Venice authorities unveiled a pilot program for their long-mooted plan to charge day-trippers to visit the city. The tourist tax was due to launch earlier in the year but was delayed over logistical issues and fears it would hit tourist revenue. The council has now confirmed the launch of the online payment […]
Venice puts further limits on tourists to protect the city
The iconic Italian city will restrict tour group sizes as part of its mission to regulate huge crowds and improve local life. ADVERTISEMENT The Italian city of Venice has announced new limits on the size of tourist groups – the latest move to reduce the pressure of mass tourism on the famed canal city. Starting […]
Venice is Limiting Tourist Groups to 25 People Starting in June to Protect the Popular Lagoon City – News18
The Italian city of Venice announced new limits Saturday on the size of tourist groups, the latest move to reduce the pressure of mass tourism on the famed canal city. Starting in June, groups will be limited to 25 people, or roughly half the capacity of a tourist bus, and the use of loudspeakers, “which […]
Tourists forgot how to behave themselves in 2023
Still, one would like to hope that people wouldn’t, for example, deface temple walls at home, or spend a drunken night at their country’s most famous landmark. It is borne out in statistics that people feel liberated on their travels, and so indulge in ways they might not in “ordinary” life. That used to mean […]