Florence is stepping up its fight against mass tourism by ordering vacation rental owners to remove self check-in keyboxes by today, February 25. The latest restriction aims to curb the rapid rise ...

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Florence's local government has ordered owners of holiday rental properties to remove self check-in keyboxes by February 25 in a move against over-tourism in the Italian Renaissance city.

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Right now, he says the keyboxes are ‘everywhere, on the bicycle racks and on the street-light poles … Florence is dying of uncontrolled tourism.’ But not for much longer: the Mayor of ...

In a bid to combat the mounting challenges of overtourism, the Italian city of Florence ... renowned Italian tourist hotspots, including Rome and Venice, have also implemented measures to curb visitor ...

Florence recently announced a measure aiming to curb tourist influx (Photo Credit: Pexels) Italy is cracking down on overtourism by implementing various policies and targeted bans aiming to ...

The move follows Florence’s recent decision to ban all new short-term rentals in its UNESCO-listed historic center, part of a broader effort to discourage over-tourism and protect the city’s ...

FLORENCE, Italy - Florence's local government has ordered owners of holiday rental properties to remove self check-in keyboxes by Feb 25 in a move against over-tourism in the Italian Renaissance city.