Key box ban to protect city centre

Italian city Florence bans key boxes and tour guide loudspeakers to tackle overtourism
The historic Tuscan city is the latest popular destination to introduce measures to tackle out-of-control tourism that locals say is driving them out.
Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in city
ROME -- The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to significantly boost the country’s place as a top visitor destination.
Italian city bans ‘key boxes’ as hated symbol of overtourism
Florence is to ban the key boxes that have become a hated symbol of the burgeoning short-term rental market in its historic centre, firing the latest salvo in the battle against mass tourism in Europe.
Florence tackles tourism: Key box ban to protect city centre
The authorities in Florence have implemented measures to mitigate the adverse effects of mass tourism and enhance residents' quality of life. The new set of regulations, which consists of ten points,
Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in Renaissance city
The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to significantly boost the country’s place as a top visitor destination.
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Italy's ancient Pompeii park cracks down on daily visitors to combat overtourism
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Pompeii implements new daily visitor limits to combat overtourism
The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park.
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This Italian City Is Cracking Down On Overtourism With Restrictions
The Italian city of Florence in Tuscany is introducing new rules to address the growing problem of overtourism. The measures include a ban on key boxes used by short-term rental owners and ...
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Pompeii Caps Visitors as Overtourism Threatens Ancient Sites
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Cruise Industry Rapidly Expanding Despite Overtourism, Environmental Concerns
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One of Italy’s most beautiful cities issues 10-point plan to tackle overtourism
It is also known for being very busy in the summer months. Now new measures have been put in place to crack down on this ...