‘Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions’ book edited by Jim Butcher including a contribution from me on Venice.
This book is published on 6 October 2025 by Goodfellow Publishers with a link to a 35% discount here: Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions book announcement There will be an online book launch on 12 November through this link: http://Access via: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/8433efff045b47239da7bb133f402f3a Further details of the book are below:
‘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
‘In Venice, cruising has been unfairly demonised but can be improved’, my comments for ‘Cruise ships: Blessing or blight?’ a Good Tourism Insight Bite including many contributions
These multiple contributions by travel and tourism stakeholders were published by the Good Tourism blog on 2 May 2023. You can read them by clicking on the following link and registering free for the Good Tourism blog, which I highly recommend: https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2023/05/cruise-ships-blessing-or-blight/#DS This is the text of my own comments: In Venice, cruising has been … Continue reading
My latest article on tourism in Venice: ‘Mass tourism in Venice: Are city officials overreacting?’ Published by The “Good Tourism” Blog
This article was published on 11 April 2023. It can be read by following the link below: It is free to subscribe to the above blog, which I highly recommend for many excellent articles. Feel free to share it on social media. The text of my article is also below: Mass tourism in Venice: Are … Continue reading
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