Editing Tourism in Italy (section)

== Overtourism ==
[[File:Vatikanische Gaerten Museen Rom.jpg|thumb|View of [[Vatican City]], Rome]]

Several popular tourism destinations in Italy – including [[Venice]], the [[Vatican City]], and the [[Cinque Terre]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=World overtourism map - Responsible Travel |url=https://www.responsibletravel.com/copy/overtourism-map |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.responsibletravel.com |language=en}}</ref> – have reported issues with [[overtourism]].

In particular, Venice's overtourism problem has received widespread media coverage. The causes of overtourism in Venice are numerous but the main factors include the volume of [[cruise ship]] passengers, excessive [[day trip]] visitors – which far outnumber residents and overnight guests – and an increase in [[Airbnb|peer to peer home-sharing platforms]] which are squeezing local people out of the housing market.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overtourism in Venice - Responsible Travel |url=https://www.responsibletravel.com/copy/overtourism-in-venice |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.responsibletravel.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, less than 50,000 residents lived in Venice's Centro Storico. In the 1970s it is reported the old city centre housed 175,000 residents.<ref name="Medlicott">{{Cite web |last=Medlicott |first=Lauren Crosby |date=2024-09-25 |title=Venice residents despair as overtourism crackdown fails to deter visitors |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/world/venice-residents-despair-as-overtourism-crackdown-fails-to-deter-visitors-3262224 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> On busy days, day trippers can number up to 85,000 per day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cerini |first=Marianna |date=2021-08-31 |title=After Banning Cruise Ships, Venice Puts a Cap on Day Trippers |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/after-banning-cruise-ships-venice-puts-a-cap-on-day-trippers |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |language=en-US}}</ref>

A total of 30% of available residential apartments are occupied by tourist rentals.<ref name="Medlicott"/>  

Since 2021, large cruise ships have been banned from entering the historic centre after [[UNESCO]] threatened to put Venice on its endangered list as a result of damage to the [[Venetian Lagoon|lagoon]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Which European cities are regulating cruise ships? |url=https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/05/13/cruise-ships-erosion-air-pollution-and-overtourism-are-driving-cities-towards-bans |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, Venice authorities introduced an entry fee for day trippers on peak days between April and June to deter visitors; however, in late 2024 it was reported that this was not successful in reducing numbers.<ref name="Medlicott"/>