Category: Hotels/Short-Term Rentals

“Save Yourself While You Still Can”. Drugs and Poverty Mark New Year in Brugnaro’s Mestre.

January 7, 2024

“Battisti Elementary has a view right onto Via Dante, the pedestrian and cycle road that leads to the underpass to Marghera, which is often a meeting place for drug dealers and users. An emblematic message has appeared on the walls of the underpass in recent days: ‘Mestre is a condemnation. If you’re going there, save … More “Save Yourself While You Still Can”. Drugs and Poverty Mark New Year in Brugnaro’s Mestre.

A Phenomenology of Short-term Tourist Rentals, by OCIO

November 17, 2023

A Phenomenology of Short-term Tourist Rentals. What are we talking about when we call for their regulation? For years OCIO (Civic Observatory on housing and residential populations) has argued for the need to regulate short-term tourist rentals to protect residential populations and combat the lack of sustainably priced housing on the residential market. Despite several … More A Phenomenology of Short-term Tourist Rentals, by OCIO

Five Thousand Tourists per Square Kilometer. Venice is the Capital of Destructive Tourism

October 14, 2023

The city counts 40,000 visitors a day and less than 50,000 residents: with an average of 5,048 tourists per square kilometer the historic center of Venice is the most densely populated area in the entire region. October 14, 2023 By Laura Berlinghieri Over 5,000 tourists per square kilometer: some kind of crowd, you might say. … More Five Thousand Tourists per Square Kilometer. Venice is the Capital of Destructive Tourism

Historic Threshold Crossed: Venice Now Has More Beds for Tourists than for Residents

September 9, 2023

Starting in September 2023 tourist beds now outnumber those for residents, 49,693 to 49,304. The trend does not only involve a continuing loss of residents but also a dramatic continuing growth in tourist lodgings. From 1997 to 2022 the city and islands lost an average 2.4 residents a day, while gaining a staggering 4.8 tourist … More Historic Threshold Crossed: Venice Now Has More Beds for Tourists than for Residents

Proposed National Regulations for Tourist Rentals Spark Conflict

June 9, 2023

Almost 12,000 rentals are available just in the main cities in Veneto. The new proposed national regulation (the Santanchè DDL, which calls for a minimum two-night stay and introducing a national ID code for rentals) is branded “useless and damaging” by Confturismo, while Confcommercio calls it “a first step”. Meanwhile, Venice rejects the stop being … More Proposed National Regulations for Tourist Rentals Spark Conflict

Andrea Segre Wins Film Festival in Berlin and Dedicates Award to Venetians in Front of Ca’ Farsetti

December 12, 2022

The director of “Welcome Venice” was awarded at the “Cinema! Italia!” Festival in Germany on Sunday evening. Monday he will bring the award under the windows of the City of Venice along with the group Alta Tensione Abitativa. “I dedicate this prize to Venetians who are trying to stay” 12 December 2022 By Mitia Chiarin … More Andrea Segre Wins Film Festival in Berlin and Dedicates Award to Venetians in Front of Ca’ Farsetti

The Onslaught of Tourism in Venice. Hoteliers: “Regulate Short-Term Rentals Immediately”

October 7, 2022

Claudio Scarpa, director of the Venice Hoteliers Association speaks out on tourist rentals: “The City should open a discussion with all of the city” By Eugenio Pendonlini 4 October 2022 Limit short-term rentals or not? Raffaele Speranzon, the newly elected senator with Fratelli d’Italia, has already spoken his mind about the Pellicani amendment, which empowers … More The Onslaught of Tourism in Venice. Hoteliers: “Regulate Short-Term Rentals Immediately”

From Art to Action: Venetian Group Leads National Initiative on Regulating Short-Term Rentals

May 20, 2022

Zoom meetings inspired by Andrea Segre’s film Welcome Venice have evolved into a formal draft bill and a national conference in Rome on the subject of short-term rentals in city centers, set for 24 May. The initiative is attracting broad interest across Italy. By Paul Rosenberg 20 May 2022 Art reflects life, and life often … More From Art to Action: Venetian Group Leads National Initiative on Regulating Short-Term Rentals

Brugnaro responds to Segre: “Let’s meet about housing”

April 2, 2022

The Alta Tensione Abitativa campaign, which has crafted a proposed law for the regulation of short-term rentals of residential homes has received a positive response to its request for a technical meeting to compare proposals with Mayor Brugnaro, who has said his ideas are very similar. Prof. Filippo Celata of Sapienza Rome will also be … More Brugnaro responds to Segre: “Let’s meet about housing”

Housing and Tourism. Citizens Groups Propose A Bill.

March 11, 2022

A law for regulation of the activity of short-term rental and the protection of residents in cities with high housing pressure By Giovanni Leone 9 March 2022 Last November, director Andrea Segre offered the city a free screening of the film Welcome Venice, which is set on Giudecca, and tells the story of the conflict … More Housing and Tourism. Citizens Groups Propose A Bill.