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Tourists visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on June 28. [Photo/Xinhua] Over the last two years, Italy's massive tourism sector has been a study in contrasts: first too many tourists crowding the country's most popular spots, then almost none at all. Now, the sector is seeking to strike the right balance between the two extremes. Before the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Italy, the big worry about tourism was overcrowding: the impact on infrastructure, the environment and the quality of life of residents as a result of the millions of tourists who clustered in a handful of locations, lik...

Italy reopens to int'l tourism, sparking optimism for businesses Published : 16 May 2021, 23:09   DF News Desk A tour guide explains the background information of the Fontana di Trevi in Rome, Italy, May 15, 2021. Photo: Xinhua. Italy formally opened its borders on Sunday for restriction-free travel for visitors from some countries. While it appeared that few took advantage of the eased travel rules on their first day, businesses in Rome say they are ready, reported Xinhua. Many streets, parks and squares in the Italian capital were full of visitors over the weekend -- at least b...

Feature: Italy reopens to int'l tourism, sparking optimism for businesses Xinhua 17 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10 ROME, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy formally opened its borders on Sunday for restriction-free travel for visitors from some countries. While it appeared that few took advantage of the eased travel rules on their first day, businesses in Rome say they are ready. Many streets, parks and squares in the Italian capital were full of visitors over the weekend -- at least by the standards of the coronavirus pandemic. But most of those out under Rome's cloudy skies were local. As of Sunday, travel...

2021-05-16 16:05:51 GMT2021-05-17 00:05:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English ROME, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy formally opened its borders on Sunday for restriction-free travel for visitors from some countries. While it appeared that few took advantage of the eased travel rules on their first day, businesses in Rome say they are ready. Many streets, parks and squares in the Italian capital were full of visitors over the weekend -- at least by the standards of the coronavirus pandemic. But most of those out under Rome's cloudy skies were local. As of Sunday, travelers from European Union (EU) m...

2021-05-08 11:05:37 GMT2021-05-08 19:05:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Xinhua writers Chen Wenxian, Chen Zhanjie VALLETTA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- With the speedy rollout of vaccinations, Europe has witnessed an improved COVID-19 pandemic situation and called for reopening its tourism sector. The Digital Green Certificate, introduced by the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), and expected to be implemented from June, will help ease restrictions on non-essential travels to the EU. Industry insiders and observers said that those measures will give a boost to ...