Who is Isabella Ruggiero

Trevi Fountain for a fee? Crazy idea, impractical, and would cause negative phenomena

I am deeply opposed to the proposal, but I say right away that the problem is not in the cost, whether it is 2 euros or 5 or 10. It is not about defending tourists from a payment. The reasons are quite different. Contrary to what Councillor Onorato i...
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Name tickets at the Colosseum: useful, but there are problems to be solved

The climate at the Colosseum continues to be "hot" with controversy. In recent weeks, articles have been coming out voicing the discontent of various agencies and tour operators regarding the named ticket introduced at the Colosseum Park as of last O...
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Here's how culture makes things complicated for tourism (and what to work on to improve it)

Culture and tourism live in osmosis. It is clear that a huge slice of the Italian tourism market draws its lifeblood from the country's cultural heritage, but in turn it brings wealth to individual sites, their territory and cities of art. While in ...
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Culture and tourism are disconnected. A change of course is needed on tickets and other issues

On Wednesday, March 1, a post appeared on the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park 's Facebook page announcing that as of the same day, "today, March 1," new fares would go into effect. The increase is by as much as 6 euros, from 12 to 18, justified by t...
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Rome, Green Passes in monuments: ranking of the best and worst

Ten days after the entry into force of the mandatory Green Pass in monuments, we try to make an initial assessment of the organization in museums in Rome, which, with some of the most crowded and therefore most difficult to manage monuments i...
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Why introducing the Green Pass to museums is a bad idea

As of August 6, in the area of museums and monuments, Green Certification will be required for all "ticketed" sites: so it does not matter if the site is outdoors (archaeological parks) or indoors (museums), but if it is cordoned off and you ...
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Volunteers and FAI Spring Days: the problem is much more complex

Over the past week there has been a lot of criticism written against FAI for the Days of Spring, which take place today and tomorrow all over Italy; and, as in recent years, many of the voices raised came from tour guide associations, bitter ...
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AAA Tourism Minister wanted: tour guides are at the end of their rope

Ever since the formation of this new government, we have heard the premier emphasize in his programmatic lines the importance of tourism, to the point of taking that sector away from MIBACT and making it again, after so many years, an autonomous mi...
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