The latest measure to clamp down on mass tourism in the city.
For Venice who also banns cruise ships:
As passengers tend to eat and sleep on the ship, they contribute relatively little to the historic city’s economy while weighing heavily on its infrastructure and resources.
Along with daytrippers, cruise passengers have been dubbed ‘hit and run’ tourists. “It’s not the type of tourism we want for the city,” tourism councillor Simone Venturini said after the cruise ship ban was announced.
‘Hit and run’ tourists represent around 73 per cent of visitors to Venice, but they only contribute to 18 per cent of the tourism economy (those who stay at least one night in a hotel are responsible for nearly 50 per cent).
For those considering visiting Venice: stay a night or two! As you can see, only 27% of the tourist stay for a night. In the evening it’s really nice to walk around and enjoy the peace and quiet of no cars. Of course you’re not alone, it’s a popular city, but it’s completely different from the day.
You could argue that in a place where there’s not enough housing, in part due to AirBNB this is not the worst?
Cruise ship passengers also don’t strike me as the types that get wasted on alcohol and drugs and cause problems that way, or noise at night (since they’ll be on the boat).
Isn’t that just what Amsterdam needs?
