Venetians are Fed Up with Overtourism

Venice is one of Italy’s richest cities because of tourism. But 50,000 residents and 30 million tourists, the locals are fed up with overcrowding. If they’re not moving away, they’re protesting against the very people who have made the area prosperous. So what’s the solution?

Guests:
Marco Gasparinetti
Spokesman for Gruppo25Aprile

Dominic Standish
Author of ‘Venice in Environmental Peril: Myth and Reality’

Claudio Milano
Consultant in Tourism Management

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Venetians must be Happy now that Corona Virus has saved their city from these pesky tourists.