Venice sets date for ticketing and entry fees
Three years after Venice first proposed a ticketing system for entry to the city, the start date is no confirmed. Find all you need to know about the new Venice day ticket system, here.
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Category: Travel & Tourism
Five Sails awards for Sardinia
Forty-five seaside resorts this year received the Five Sails award from Legambiente and the Italian Touring Club. Sardinia topped the awards with 6 districts receiving the award.
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Italian strikes lead to flight cancellations
Travellers face more chaos as thousands of Italian airline workers prepared to strike today. Faced with a cabin crew walk-out, multiple budget airlines cancelled Wednesday flights to and from Italy.
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No Covid Entry Rules into Italy from June 1st
On 30th May, the Italian government announced it will drop all its entry rules from June 1st. Visitors will no longer have to show proof of vaccination, recovery or negative test.
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Italy to keep masks on plane requirement despite EU agreeing to lift mandate
Authorities in Italy announced they will keep in place the mandatory COVID-19 face mask requirement for citizens on flights to and from Italy. This despite the EU ending its obligation to wear masks in airports and planes today (May 16).
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Italy increases number of Blue Flag beaches
The number of beaches across Italy awarded the coveted bandiera blu (Blue Flag) status is now 427. This is an increase of 9 from last year, even with five resorts losing their flags.
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Booking obligatory for Venice from the summer
Venice tourists will have to book their visits to the historic centre of the lagoon city starting this summer, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said after a packed Easter weekend.
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Italy launches anti-seismic plan to protect churches from earthquakes
Italy is one of Europe’s most earthquake prone countries. A new anti-seismic plan will provide grants to some of the cathedrals, churches and basilicas at risk.
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ITA to open South America routes with new Airbus A350-900
ITA Airways confirmed on Twitter it is opening routes to South America from June. The airline has also acquired its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which it will deploy to the continent.
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Trenitalia ticket sales hit by cyberattack
On Wednesday, 23rd March, the ticket offices for Italy’s Trenitalia train services were closed due to a cyberattack. Online sales are still possible.
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