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<v Speaker 1>Do you prefer to stay in hotels or airbnbs when

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<v Speaker 1>you travel in Italy? If you prefer short term rentals,

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<v Speaker 1>there are some changes you need to be aware of.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Katie founder Revuntal Italy. We help people find their

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<v Speaker 1>own version of Italy through our podcast, app, services and

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<v Speaker 1>tours and this is our weekly travel update on June

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<v Speaker 1>the ninth, twenty twenty six. So here's what's happening. There

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<v Speaker 1>is real tension between tourism and housing in Italy and

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<v Speaker 1>it's playing out differently city by city. Florence, Venice, Bozano, Bologna,

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<v Speaker 1>Milan and Rome are all at various stages of introducing

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<v Speaker 1>restrictions on short term rentals like Airbnb and vbo, under

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<v Speaker 1>pressure from local citizens who are concerned that the influx

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<v Speaker 1>of short term accommodation is fundamentally changing their way of life. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>Florence is furthest along. It banned neuturist lets in its

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<v Speaker 1>UNESCO protected Historic center back in May twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 1>and this means that they will not allow any more

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<v Speaker 1>properties to be used for short term rentals. This week,

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<v Speaker 1>the city council voted to expect and that band to

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<v Speaker 1>more residential neighborhoods from June the twentieth, with the block

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<v Speaker 1>on new authorizations running until at least twenty twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Venice has also had a two track system since October

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four, with some properties capped at one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty rental days per year, and Rome is still

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<v Speaker 1>working through proposed measures, but regulations are reportedly in the works.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no nationwide policy right now, but city by

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<v Speaker 1>city the picture is changing fast and the legal situation

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<v Speaker 1>for individual short term rental properties is not always visible

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<v Speaker 1>to you when you are booking. The Italian national government

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<v Speaker 1>is pushing back hard on these local moves, calling the

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<v Speaker 1>restrictions penalizing and excessive, but the cities are ultimately in control.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's my take. I prefer hotels when I'm on vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be looked after. I do not want

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<v Speaker 1>to be chasing down key codes, following a list of

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<v Speaker 1>house rules, or separating recycling at eight pm, or even

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<v Speaker 1>figuring out where the fuse box is. A hotel will

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<v Speaker 1>take care of all of that for you, and someone

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<v Speaker 1>makes the bed. There's a front desk if something goes wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>and breakfast is usually downstairs and quite delicious for me,

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<v Speaker 1>that is the point of being on vacation. That being said,

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<v Speaker 1>if we are on a longer tube or need space

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<v Speaker 1>to spread out together as a family, Everbnb style accommodation

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<v Speaker 1>has been a godsend. Unfortunately, I think the days of

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<v Speaker 1>true bargains in that short term rental space are long gone,

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<v Speaker 1>and I really wish they would make more apartment style

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<v Speaker 1>hotel accommodations in Italy. But beyond personal preference, the practical

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<v Speaker 1>reality is that short term rental regulations in many Italian

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<v Speaker 1>cities are in a state of flux. A property that

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<v Speaker 1>is legally listed today maybe operating under a permit that

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<v Speaker 1>is under challenge, or in a neighborhood where new rules

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<v Speaker 1>are coming in. So what does that mean for you

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<v Speaker 1>the traveler? Well, if you do prefer a rental, make

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<v Speaker 1>sure you do some due diligence. Check the property has

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<v Speaker 1>a valid registration code, which is now required across Italy.

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<v Speaker 1>Check the reviews are recent, and if you're booking in Florence,

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<v Speaker 1>a historic center or in Venice, look at what restrictions

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<v Speaker 1>may apply to that specific property. For most travelers, especially

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<v Speaker 1>in major cities, a well chosen hotel will give you

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<v Speaker 1>more reliability and a lot less admin and Italy has

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<v Speaker 1>choo for now