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The Fox News Rundown

Evening Edition: Venice Wants To Be Example Of Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Like many popular international destinations, Venice, Italy was hit hard by the pandemic and is now trying to bring back its vibrant tourism sector. The Mayor of Venice says he has a plan to do just that but the locals are worried about a quick return of overtourism to their city. FOX’s Simon Owen speaks to FOX's Courtney Walsh, who was recently in Venice and spoke to the Mayor and other officials about the plans to reinvigorate the city's economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Katie Pavlich. I'm

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Steve Doosey and this is the Fox News rundown.

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Tuesday, September 14th 2021.

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I'm Simon Owen. Tonight how the pandemic is prompting one city to

0:47.0

rethink the way we travel. Venice was completely deserted but as people I

0:51.8

spoke to there say that, you know, in Venice's long history, there have been other

0:55.9

plagues, there have been other fires, there have been other moments of total devastation, and the city always

1:00.9

manages to come back. This is the Fox News rundown, evening edition.

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In the year before the coronavirus pandemic took hold,

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Venice hosted some 25 million visitors.

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The Italian city had become a global tourism honeypot,

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an unbridled success as people were drawn to its picture perfect canals and

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architecture. So when COVID-19 ground travel to a halt, Venice was transformed

1:30.7

for better and worse. It was quieter and cleaner but also much poorer.

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As vacationers begin to return, the Mayor of Venice says he wants to push the reset button.

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He claims to have a plan for a more sustainable kind of tourism.

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