Florence, overtourism

Italian city Florence bans key boxes and tour guide loudspeakers to tackle overtourism
The historic Tuscan city is the latest popular destination to introduce measures to tackle out-of-control tourism that locals say is driving them out.
Florence bans key boxes, a symbol of overtourism
The Tuscan city, like others in Italy, is facing a massive influx of tourists, leading to accommodation issues and the depopulation of its historic center.
Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in city
ROME -- The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to significantly boost the country’s place as a top visitor destination.
Italian city bans ‘key boxes’ as hated symbol of overtourism
Florence is to ban the key boxes that have become a hated symbol of the burgeoning short-term rental market in its historic centre, firing the latest salvo in the battle against mass tourism in Europe.
Florence to ban ‘key boxes’ in ten-point plan to combat overtourism
Florence is to ban the key boxes that have become a hated symbol of the burgeoning short-term rental market in its historic centre, firing the latest salvo in the battle against mass tourism in Europe.
Florence cracks down on key boxes to curb tourist influx
The authorities of Florence have implemented measures to counteract the negative effects of mass tourism and improve the quality of life for residents. A list of new regulations, comprising 10 points,
Florence tackles tourism: Key box ban to protect city centre
The authorities in Florence have implemented measures to mitigate the adverse effects of mass tourism and enhance residents' quality of life. The new set of regulations, which consists of ten points,
Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in Renaissance city
The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to significantly boost the country’s place as a top visitor destination.
Pompeii launches personalized tickets and entry limits to combat overtourism
The Pompeii archaeological park has launched a new system to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day. The move sees the ...
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Pompeii Introduces New Limits on Daily Visitors to Protect the Ancient City From Overtourism
A maximum of 20,000 people will be allowed to enter each day in an effort to protect the historic site in Italy, where ...
Prague battles with the consequences of overtourism
Although the eight million tourists who visit Prague every year are a boon to the city's economy, there is a downside to the ...
Italy's ancient Pompeii park cracks down on daily visitors to combat overtourism
Pompeii Archaeological Park near Naples will set a limit on the amount of people who are visiting the ancient location after ...
Pompeii implements new daily visitor limits to combat overtourism
The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park.
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Pompeii caps daily visitor numbers in bid to tackle overtourism
The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced a daily limit of 20,000 visitors on Friday in a bid to cut crowds and ...
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Remote country opens to American visitors with new flight amid overtourism crisis: ‘The herd is coming’
Americans — and a lot of them. United Airlines has launched seasonal nonstop flights from Newark to the teensy waterfront enclave. Nuuk is on the west side of Greenland, an autonomous country ...
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Pompeii Caps Visitors as Overtourism Threatens Ancient Sites
Pompeii’s announcement comes after Rome’s Mayor Roberto Gualtieri endorsed a €2 (~$2.13) fee to visit the Trevi Fountain, the ...
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Blame It On George? How Lake Como Became Another Victim Of Overtourism
In January, the municipality of Torno, a town of about 1,200 inhabitants on Lake Como, in northern Italy, published on its ...