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Introducing the Pisa Card: a single ticket for museums and monuments in Pisa

Pisa is preparing to introduce a single ticket for access to the city’s main museums and monuments. The City Council has approved the draft agreement that will establish the “Pisa Card for Museums and Monuments, ” a tool designed to simp...
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New Tour Guides: The Ministry Certifies 804 Professionals and Launches the Official ID Card

The Ministry of Tourism has officially certified 804 new tour guides and unveiled the new national identification card, produced in collaboration withthe State Printing Office and Mint. The announcement came on Saturday, a symbolic day for the touris...
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Airbnb Challenges Florence: “Bans on Short-Term Rentals Don’t Solve the Housing Crisis”

“To date, there is no data showing that the blanket restrictions in Manhattan and Barcelona have had any positive effect on long-term rents. Overtourism is certainly an issue, but we need to understand where this tourism is coming from, because...
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Nolan's "Odyssey": All the Film's Locations, from the Aeolian Islands to Iceland

The countdown is almost over. On July 16, *Odyssey*, Christopher Nolan’s latest film, will make its theatrical debut. This time, the British director—known for his preference for grand settings and practical effects over computer graphics—has decided...
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Visit Lake Garda: An Exhibition on the Evolution of Lake Garda’s Image as a Tourist Destination

For over a century, Lake Garda has represented, for a vast audience of travelers, an experience lived through the lens of the imagination even before it was experienced in physical reality. Before it was actually traversed or explored, this body of w...
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Tour Guides Send Open Letter to Minister: “Our Profession Has Been Sold Off”

We have received and are publishing an open letter from Isabella Ruggiero, president of AGTA (Association of Licensed Tourist Guides), addressed to the Minister of Tourism, Gianmarco Mazzi: In the letter, Ruggiero criticizes the new call for applicat...
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Barcelona declares war on tourist rentals: stop B&Bs to bring residents back downtown

"Tourism must be at the service of the city, not the city at the service of tourism," which is why "tourist [house] rentals will disappear by 2028." This sentence alone would be enough to restore the political sense of the position of Barcelona's may...
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Florence defends historic center: Tar confirms limits on short-term rentals

This city is not a hotel, one might say, and as of a few hours ago it has had a ruling that puts it in black and white. In Florence, Mayor Sara Funaro spoke of a "historic day," rebuked by Forza Italia, which spoke of "foolish jubilation," but yester...
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