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[Fabio Carrera]

Hey Owen!

it's time we see each other! How about a grappa night?

I'm available any evening.

A presto


Fabio


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On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 10:33 AM Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net> wrote:

> The SF New Mexican has this interesting article on how Venice is trying to
> handle their overwhelming tourism.
>
>
> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/venice-to-charge-day-trippers-for-access-to-city-center/article_60b81701-d063-585e-b3e9-8c2cd4d89663.html
>
> This is just the first of several ideas to manage tourism in Venice.
> Managing large tour ships already has started, for example. Managing AirBnB
> is another in the works.
>
> From the article:
>
> Official estimate that as many as 30 million people visit Venice each
> year, with about one-fifth spending at least one night in the historic
> center of the city, which excludes islands in the lagoon and a mainland.
>
> But that means the other four-fifths are day trippers? Whoa!
>
> Fabio: any others? And is focusing on day trippers (with no overnight
> stay) helpful?
>
>    -- Owen
>
>
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