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Today's podcast looks at Venice's tourist fee, slower growth for hotels, and new markets for vacation rentals.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 months ago
Tourism
Venetians may hike their new entry fee to €10 and expand how often it applies. The goal is to draw a bigger share of travelers who are respectful and want to explore Venice beyond the beaten path.
Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago
Venice is likely the first city to charge a fee to access its central area. Using entry fees, Venice is testing a system to manage tourist flows.
Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago
Today's podcast looks at Venice's new velvet rope, an AI shutdown, and China and Thailand's new tourism agreement.
Rashaad Jorden | 7 months ago
Capping tour group sizes may help mitigate overcrowding in Venice. But the city needs to do more.
Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago
Can nomad visas change the storytelling about beach and party destinations enough to attract long-term and culturally respectful visitors? We are about to find out.
Paula Krizanovic, Skift | 2 years ago
News Blog
At the very last minute before it was supposed to be implemented, Venice has postponed its trialling of entry fee for tourists until next year. Earlier I April it had announced that is was going to experiment with the fee to ease over tourism and crowding in its main areas. As visitor numbers returned to…
Rafat Ali | 2 years ago
Hotels
Ca' di Dio is the first Venetian luxury hotel to offer a reservation via the trendy asset class NFT, or non-fungible token. Smart hotels everywhere are trying fresh ways to appeal to niche audiences, instead of just rely on Booking.com & company.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago
Overtourism
From overtourism to a stark absence of tourists, tourism dynamics have rocked Venice and its citizens. The new flood barrier should at least provide some assurance for awhile that at least the tides won't sink the city's prospects.
Crispian Balmer, Reuters | 4 years ago
Venice has become something of a modern case study containing all the issues that threaten tourism. Cimate change is chief among those, as current flooding shows.
Max Zimmerman and Melissa Cheok, Skift | 5 years ago
