The mayor of Venice asked UNESCO to place the Italian city on its world heritage site blacklist to help divert cruise ships from the tourist hot spot on Thursday, according to The Daily Telegraph. Luigi Brugnaro lashed out for international help after Italy's transport minister refused to endorse a plan to reduce cruise ship traffic in the Giudecca canal. “We will write to Unesco to ask for the city to be put on the blacklist,” he told Radio 24. “Venice is in danger and we feel in danger.” Brugnaro's frustration has been growing since a ship crashed into a tourist boat earlier this month, injuring four people, but has been an issue as the city struggles with over-tourism. Brugnaro said the...
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