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The Disneyfication of Naples....has it ruined it?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/9d40e7d9ae580440

An interesting article on how tourism, in particular the explosion in AirBnB and other holiday lets, is ruining Naples.

The same issue can be found in cities across Europe and it's one of the reasons I no longer use holiday lets. It is no longer confined to people renting out their property for a week or two whilst they go on holiday but far more likely to be investors who have brought up property for the sole purpose of renting it out to tourists instead of it going to someone who needs to live there.

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The article shows how tourism is a double edged sword. Every city, region and country in Europe has tourist boards to promote the area and encourage visitors. Tourism is great for economies and Naples is poor. They really need more money coming into the city.

Ideally it would be done in a controlled way, but it’s not always possible to predict when a city will become popular and by the time tourist numbers have risen like they have in Naples it’s almost too late.