Venice could be stripped of special status as it faces tourism crisis
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Many popular tourist hot spots received a surge in tourism following the lockdown period due to a desire to make up for lost time and balance out the loss of freedom.
UNESCO issued a warning over the summer that Venice has not done enough to protect the cultural sites as post-lockdown tourism soars across Europe. Social media termed the phenomenon "revenge travel," i.e., people making up for the lack of freedom they endured during both local and national restrictions during the height of the pandemic. Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Tourism has therefore soared, reaching, or even at times exceeding, pre-pandemic levels. The first half of 2022 saw an almost 250% increase in passenger volumes from 2021 when travel restrictions first eased, and 2023 has shown no slowdown, Euronews reported.
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