"‘Recipe for disaster’: Venice entry fee sparks confusion and protest on day one" by Angela Giuffrida #TheGuardian
"On the first day of what the mayor of Venice has hailed as a bold experiment in reducing over-tourism, day-trippers faced a €5 (£4.30) charge, which kicked in at 8.30am on Thursday and will apply on 29 peak days until 14 July as part of a trial.
The scheme is intended to help the city better manage the millions of tourists that visit every year, even if it only applies to those coming just for the day – and even if, as critics argue, the relatively low cost is unlikely to prove a deterrent."
"Most of the day-trippers arriving at Santa Lucia came prepared with a QR code proving they had paid the toll, but there was still confusion among people with hotel bookings who were unaware they still had to go through the process of confirming their exemption online."
"We are witnessing a historic process -- Russians are leaving for the first time in two centuries," independent Azerbaijani analyst Elhan Shahinoglu told AFP.
Any #RussianCitizens whose purpose is #tourism and other non-essential travel will be turned back at the border. Exceptions may be granted in cases such as visits to close family residing in #Norway, the ministry said in a statement. #Russia#Ukraine
It is about time to stop the ecological abuse of these amazingly beautiful islands. We have had enough of being amongst the poorest regions in Spain. It is time to shift to an economic model that respects planetary and insular limits and brings wellbeing to the people. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68797626
"The new measure, called "outdoor days," is the number of days per year that outdoor temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold for people to go about normal outdoor activities, whether work or leisure.
When we think of climate change, Eltahir says, we tend to look at maps that show that virtually everywhere, temperatures will rise. "But if you think in terms of #OutdoorDays, you see that the world is not flat. The North is gaining; the South is losing.""
#Tourism sector: both perpetrator and victim of ClimateChange.
“This really drives home how deeply the travel sector is going to be affected by climate change,”
For instance,
"Due to blistering heatwaves between May and September, coupled with increased droughts and wildfires, the study estimates that Greece will lose more than 30 outdoor days by the year 2100. "
🎙 Anita Buhin was invited by the Transformative Podcast (RECET) to talk about so-called #galebovi ('seagulls') in socialist #Yugoslavia and various economic, cultural and social aspects of this phenomenon, typical for the broader #Mediterranean region and the development of mass #tourism.
The galebovi were local young men who engaged in sexual and romantic relationships with foreign tourists.
In this clip from ‘In The Swim’ from Screen Archive South East we see Crawley’s newly built swimming pool in 1964 - the perfect way for new towners to keep fit and relax!
"Until last week western #Canada had been enduring a cold spring but the rapid onset of #unseasonably high temperatures, in places 10-15C above the average for early May, is causing #fires and #flooding."
Wonder what it takes for #Alberta and Albertans to connect the dots.
"The toll of [#ClimateChange] on the Canadian economy is only beginning to sink in.
The #wildfires have upended #oil and #gas operations, reduced available #timber harvests, dampened the #tourism industry and imposed uncounted costs on the national #health system."