A War on Overtourism: Venice and Florence Demand Curbs on Airbnb Rentals
April 7, 2021 ctn_admin
CNN.COM – Tourists sprawled over sidewalks, garbage piled up in the streets, and thousands-strong lines to enter museums. Overtourism feels a long time ago now, but the after effects are still being felt in Italian cities, where locals have been squeezed out by Airbnbs, businesses have been drowned out by souvenir shops, and whole economies have been hijacked by tourism.
Two of Europe’s cities that were hardest hit by overtourism, Florence and Venice, have put together a manifesto for the tourism of the future. Called a “Decalogo,” literally a list of Ten Commandments, it outlines 10 things the authorities of the two cities want to see happen as thoughts turn towards the return of travel. One of those demands is a curb on Airbnb.
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