Venice tourist crackdown SPREADS across Italy - Anger as Capri and Garda near ‘EXPLODING’

www.express.co.uk ^ | UPDATED: 00:06, Tue, May 1, 2018 | By Alahna Kindred

[Red Badger]

Don't like tourists?...............Then tell them to take their money elsewhere..............We'll take it.......................

[miss marmelstein]

The British food writer, Elizabeth David, was writing about this back in the 1950s! Why anyone would visit Italy in summertime is beyond me. Better to go off-season.

[pgkdan]

The mayor of the island just off Naples said with two million tourists a year the destination could “explode” from the weight of visitors.

Don't worry...Hank Johnson says it won't explode, but it might tip over.

[redgolum]

In much of the Med, tourists are not liked.

In my travels, I have ran into that. However I was typically on business. Never been to Venice, but in Spain “Tourist” is a swear word.

Just like it is in some places in the US. We go to OBX quite often, and the “locals” hate “tourists”. Of course, the love the money.

Though in that case once they figure out where I am from, it is usually ok. Seems they hate Massholes and NYC people the most. Western rednecks go into the “huh?” category.

[bgill]

I hear the canals are full of sewage and garbage. Have been for decades.

[onedoug]

Bonjour.

[House Atreides]

Jeez, I guess they haven’t heard of “supply & demand”?

Too many tourists demanding your “experience”? Ratchet up prices.

[PGR88]

Nobody goes there anymore - its too crowded.

[TruthWillWin]

I hear the canals are full of sewage and garbage. Have been for decades.

Not so. At least when we were there, about 4 years ago in April.

[grobdriver]

said with two million tourists a year the destination could “explode” from the weight of visitors

A poor choice of words, when their country is overrun with Jihadi "refugees", some of whom are no doubt looking for an opportunity to explode themselves among a mass of people.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Sounds like a nice problem to have, for tourist oriented places such as these.

How many locals are employed and make a living from tourism in some way?

Thats a key issue. Are you going to discourage tourists, and cause economic decline as the tourists go away? Do they really want to go down that road?

[ClearCase_guy]

It seems the tourism industry in Italy has come to a fork in the road. I hope they take it.

[Red Badger]

EXACTLY!.................................

[Red Badger]

Sounds like south Florida....................

[Red Badger]

It actually might! Lots of volcanic activity in the area!...............

[Red Badger]

Well I’ve never been to Spain..................

[Red Badger]

They should raise their rates. That should keep a lot of the riff-raff out..............

[redgolum]

I hear it is pretty nice there... .

I think I murdered that old song.

It was nice, once you go inland a bit. My overall take on coastal areas is that they attack nut jobs like poop attracts flies. I prefer the plains and mountains to the beach, but I am outvoted in my family.

[MUDDOG]

Venice installed metal barriers to divert tourists

They don't want to tip over and capsize like Guam.

[Phinneous]

Used to see Capri from my balcony. Memories....