ROME — The mayors of Venice and Florence, Italy’s world-famous cradles of art and history, published plans Monday to help them rebuild after the coronavirus crisis on a “new model” of tourism.
They want more police to ensure safety and more funds for public transport, but also better regulation for guides and for short-term accommodation rentals, which they said provide “unfair competition”.
The two cities urged the government to give them more powers to regulate the tourist industry when travelers eventually return.
Even as most of Italy entered a new lockdown Monday, Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella spoke of the need to look ahead to “a new model of tourism also linked t…
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