The Venice entry ticket restarts with new clampdowns
The ticket required to enter Venice for most day-trippers began operation again on 18 April 2025 after it stopped in July 2024. Officially labelled the ‘Venice Access Fee’, day-trippers need to book and pay to enter the city between 8.30 am and 4 pm on 54 designated dates between 18 April and 27 July 2025. … Continue reading
‘Venice ‘bookable’: Italians lose freedom of movement.’ My article published by Good Tourism (GT) about the problems for the first ‘bookable’ city.
Two weeks after the start of the Venice bookable ticket to enter the city at certain times on specific dates, many of the deterimental impacts for local people have become evident and local protests have been held. I outline how Venice City Council has established the principle and enforcement of its right to end freedom … Continue reading
From 25 April through 5 May 2024 and on further designated dates, most day-trippers must pay a charge to enter Venice
Venice City Council is charging most day-trippers €5 per day to enter the city from 25 April 2024, which is ironically the ‘Liberation Day’ public holiday in Italy. The charge also applies for day-trippers visiting Venice on 28 April for the Pope’s visit to the city and mass in front of St. Mark’s Church (except … Continue reading
Venice City Council approves regulation to charge and limit day-trippers to Venice and lagoon islands
At an executive committee meeting of Venice City Council on 5 September 2023, approval was given to a regulation to begin restricting day-trippers for about 30 selected days from spring 2024. The regulation was examined by the competence commission before Venice City Council voted for it on 12 September 2023 with 24 votes in favour … Continue reading
“‘The hospitality industry offers a great career.’ Really?” My response titled “Depending on where you live, hospitality is now attractive” was published as part of a Good Tourism insight bite.
On 30 May 2023, the Good Tourism blog published this insight bite prompted by this scenario: A family member in the last year of high school is asking you for advice on careers. Would you suggest a career in hospitality? Why? Why not? 17 contributors offered answers (limited to 300 words) to these questions and were … Continue reading
‘The people are leading Italy out of lockdown.’ My article on how some brave Italians are helping the country escape from #Covid-19 lockdown. Published by @spikedonline
This article was published on 21 May 2020 and can be read by clicking on the link below: The people are leading Italy out of lockdown I welcome any comments. The text of the article is also below: The people are leading Italy out of lockdown Public pressure has forced the government to open up … Continue reading
‘Inside Italy’s #coronavirus lockdown’. Discussion including my comments on #Covid-19 for @spikedonline podcast
This podcast was recorded on the evening of 12 March 2020 and was broadcast on 13 March 2020. You can listed to it on this website: Inside Italy’s coronavirus lockdown Alternatively, you can listen by subscribing to The Spiked Podcast, which I highly recommend, using this link: The spiked podcast
‘Life inside the Italian lockdown.’ My article on how #Italy’s response to #coronavirus (#Covid-19) risks social & economic implosion. Published by @spikedonline
This article was published during the evening of 11 March 2020. It can be read by clicking on the link below: Life inside the Italian lockdown I welcome any comments or questions on this serious situation. As I predicted in this article, after it was published this evening Italy’s government extended the shutdown to all … Continue reading
My interview on @SkyNews live about #coronavirus in Italy
This interview was conducted live on Sky News by Kay Burley on Monday 9 March 2020 and part of it can be viewed on Twitter (you probably need an account) by clicking on the image below. Sky News Live Interview I also had an article published by Spiked-online ‘How Italy succumbed to coronavirus’, which can … Continue reading
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