#venice-tourism

#venice-tourism

Our ride was down Venice's Grand Canal, the most famous one in the city, and I knew that was a mistake almost right away. Pulling away from the dock alongside several other boats reminded me of rush hour. Our gondola was sandwiched between two other boats, and I was worried about getting bumped the entire time.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos leaving the Aman Venice hotel on 29 June 2025. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters The event, which the Italian press called the wedding of the century, brought in about 957.3m to the local economy, according to estimates from Italy's tourism ministry, the bulk of which is believed to have been derived from the huge hubbub created by the world's media as it captured all the friction and frivolity.