It’s one of the most visited holiday destinations in the world but now Italian authorities are clamping down on the explosion of vacation properties advertised online with travel apps by banning key boxes.
The Mediterranean nation welcomes almost the same number of tourists each year as the country’s own population, but the sheer number coming in is putting pressure on local communities.
In Rome, protesters gathered outside the offices of Confedilizia, the Italian Confederation of Building Ownership, on Tuesday (December 3) to demand a stop to what they see is overtourism taking over homes that could be used by permanent residents.
Across several cities, including the capital and Florence and Milan, a large number of lock boxes used…
