As town of Venice confirmed it’s gearing as much as host the marriage of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez this summer time, the native mayor tried to reassure residents amid the ongoing battle with overtourism.
In an announcement on Saturday, town of Venice stated the billionaire and his bride-to-be’s upcoming nuptials wouldn’t trigger disruption to residents or guests and that the precedence can be to ensure town — lengthy a vacationer hotspot — “capabilities as regular.”
The assertion stated that 200 company are as a consequence of attend the Venetian ceremony, but it surely careworn that the metropolis was accustomed to dealing with giant worldwide occasions.
It additionally denied reviews that giant numbers of gondolas or “extreme” numbers of water taxis had been booked for the event.
“The numerous speculations and pretend information circulating about Jeff Bezos’ marriage ceremony are utterly unfounded,” the assertion continued.
Luigi Brugnaro, Venice’s mayor, added: “We’re mutually working and supporting the organizers, to make sure that the occasion might be completely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of town. For that reason, we are going to work collectively for greatest outcome. Whoever loves Venice will all the time be welcome.”
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Town didn’t disclose the date for Bezos and Sanchez’s vacation spot marriage ceremony, and representatives for the Blue Origin founder didn’t reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider, which was despatched outdoors common working hours.
Nonetheless, a spokesperson for the mayor of Venice informed CNN that the celebrations are as a consequence of happen from June 24 to June 26.
Bezos and Sánchez, a former broadcast journalist, grew to become engaged in Might 2023. The Washington Put up proprietor was beforehand married to MacKenzie Scott, with whom he has 4 youngsters.
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It isn’t the primary time the “floating metropolis” has performed host to a high-profile marriage ceremony.
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In 2014, George and Amal Clooney tied the knot on the unique Aman Canal Grande Resort, which faces onto the long-lasting Grand Canal.
However in recent times, town — famed for its maze of picturesque canals and gorgeous structure — has garnered growing consideration for its makes an attempt to push again on overtourism.
With a inhabitants of round simply 50,000, the island metropolis of Venice welcomes round 20 million guests a 12 months — and lots of of its outnumbered residents are fed up.
A number of measures have been launched to attempt to sort out the difficulty, together with limiting vacationer teams to 25 folks, banning giant cruise ships from getting into the Venice Lagoon, and charging a each day 5-euro (round $5.40) charge to day-trippers.
