U1 - Venice Case Study

Key Statistics

Why are there more tourists globally?

Increasing leisure time and disposable income

What is Venice?

Made of 118 small islands in 3 square miles

What is the population of Venice?

55,000 in the historical island city

What types of hotspots does Venice experience?

Tourism hotspot & diurnal hotspot (when there are high levels of tourists at a certain time of the day)

How many tourists daily?

110,000

How many tourists in a year?

30 million

What is the most famous bridge in Europe?

The Rialto Bridge at the centre of Venice. (Also the highest area in the lagoon.)

What attracts tourists?

Architecture, food, canals, theatres, boat trips, budget flights, famous festivals and filming destinations (james bond, spiderman)

What are the three main impacts of tourism?

Social, economic and environmental

How much does tourism contribute to the gross revenue yearly?

2 billion euros

How many jobs does tourism support?

70,000 jobs

How much does it cost to live in Venice?

Cost of living is increasing. It only costs 20% less than to live in New York

How many Venetians are protesting against cruise ships?

2000 in a month

By how much has the population dropped since WW2? (How many leave a year?)

Dropped from 175,000 to 55,000 (2000 leaving each year)

What is the main canal cruiser ships pass through.

The Giudecca canal with cruisers passing 4-5x a day.

What accident happened?

The MSC Opera Cruiser lost control and crashed into a dock injuring 5 tourists.

What types of pollution are there?

Visual, light and water pollution.

What effect are the cruiser ships having in Venice?

Eroding the cities foundations, increasing the speed of sinking/ flooding.

How expensive are flights?

45 euros with budget airlines like EasyJet & Ryanair. 2 hour fight from any European country

How many flights in July 2022?

9900 flight took off or landed in Venice

Most _______ port it Italy

Polluted

Does tourism benefit or ruin Venice?

Both

Who is being affected?

Government, locals and tourists

Opinion?

Suffering more socially because if the increasing number of depopulation because of mass tourism and erosion because of cruiser ships.

Format?

Introduction, paragraph 1 - social and economic, paragraph 2 - environment, conclusion