CTuesday Ome, the Venetians will have a new spectacle on the horizon. Amazon Director Jeff Bezos Sails into the city on his superyht of $ 500 million Marry his fiances, training journalist Lauren SanchezIn what is expected to be a spectacular representation of wealth and pompa. Over three days (From 24. until 26. June), Bezos and Sanchez list the Hollywood A-list are set to invade the historic city, filling their naval paths and luxury hotels. In a city that constantly advances against the swelling of outtourism, that could prove a straw that breaks the back camels, locals Independent.
Last week, the protesters were taken over to Rialto Bridge – one of the most famous sights of Venice – where they saw the giant banner reading “There is no space for Bezos,” a loud for billionaire, blue origin. One of the protesters, Martha Sottoriva, said the wedding is another example of a “massive border problem” in the northern Italian city. She said Independent What allows a billionaire to create their wedding in Venice the idea that “the city can sell the highest bidder with the most money.”
This opinion is deeply resonated with locals, which often feels shaded by the influx of rich visitors. These temporary guests do not happen with the long-term challenges of Venice, such as access to health or education. “Many local people believe that there is actually a mission to push them away from creating more space for economic salary,” Sottoriva said.
Of course, it is difficult to compete with the type of cash flow which is Bezos – which is worth about $ 230 billion – can provide. It is estimated that the wedding costs anywhere from $ 11.5 million to more than $ 21.5 million, the larger ones will be injected into the city. About 30. Venetian 280 water supply is reserved for the weekend, the officials of the City Hall were said in the statement. Meanwhile, five main luxury hotels with Grand Canal, consisting of Belmond Hotel Cipriani, St. Regis Venice, Gritti Palace, Hotel Daniel and Grand Amman and Amal Alamuddin in 2014. – Everyone is almost fully reserved for the last weekend in June.
Are not confirmed locations for the gain or aftine but One report claims Scuola Grande Della Misericordia, Velecian sights from the 14th century from the 14th century, was also reserved for the occasion. The couple also booked local suppliers such as Rosa Salva, the oldest city manufacturer of pastries and laguna b, design studio known for its characteristic edge murano glass. Salva is an associated press said that “prestigious” for the Venice to chose to weddish and that “quality tourism” should be brought.
Mayor of Luigi Brunaro, He addressed the wedding in MarchDenying an assertion that he has booked a large number of hotel rooms, gondola and water for the event. “We work with each other and support the organizers to ensure that the event will be absolutely respecting the fragility and uniqueness of the city,” said in the statement People The magazine at the time. “Many speculations and fake news that circulates about Jeff Bezos are completely unfounded,” the municipality added, saying that “the greatest priority was to function as normal, for all, without any abnormal disorders.”
However, Sottoriva believes that “a lie that this wedding will bring wealth and visibility to the city.”
“You don’t need visibility,” she added. “20, 30 million tourists are too much, and we also need to catch up in the financial aspect, because we know that these benefited the small group of people, and catering work, and people don’t pay much more than usual. So there is nothing more than usual.”
Sottoriva also pointed out the wider frustration with Bezos as a figure, emphasizing his extremely wealth and fighting from amazon workers. “We would be disputed him even if he didn’t come to the wedding,” she said. However, they do not share all the milkers of its perspective. Matteo Secchi, President Vestia.com, said an activist group of inhabitants, Independent He does not think that the wrapping can be connected with the Bezos’s wedding. “There are only 200 people coming from the wedding, and then the locations of weddings beyond normal tourist routes,” he said. “I’ll be so angry if they stop Grand Canal to run, for example. If I have to go to my work, don’t block the street because Jeff Bezos is coming.”
Secchi was not convinced that the wedding earned the level of criticism that it received, especially given their relatively small scale compared to “billions of people” that contribute to the global clock. Tourism is an important part of the city’s economy, but at the same time it is an excessive environment with a double blade sword, “he said.” Venice is small, so sometimes we have problems with visitors because there is no space. Tourists enjoy their vacation, but we live. We have to go to school and work on the bank and supermarket, and we find that the streets are lined with people. “
As the wedding approaches quickly, Sottoriva said that no space for Bezos still ends plans for their three-day protest. “We’ll have a big, colorful, non-violent demonstration,” she said. “We speak against a system that allows ultra rich people to buy a city for three days.”