Looking the riot police dead in the eye, the protesters unfurled their final banner. 

“Welcome to Veniceland,” it read.

As of this week, Venice is no longer turning into Disneyland. The transformation is complete.

My comment for The Telegraph 👇

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My dispatch from Venice, on the day it introduced a highly controversial entry fee.

The Telegraph

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Well done to all Telegraph Travel for a thoroughly deserved win TravMedia UK awards! 👏 👏 👏

Well done all Telegraph Travel. Thoroughly deserved. Many thanks to TravMedia UK and @rylan, who absolutely rules.

Our very own Chris Leadbeater has won #traveljournalistoftheyear 2024 The Press Awards and all of us Telegraph Travel could not be more pleased or less surprised. Never in doubt! Well done Chris!

Who will win Best Hat? The Alternative 2024 Oscars. Top stuff from Guy Kelly here. telegraph.co.uk/films/0/the-al…

Keen to visit ⁦National Trust⁩ properties? ⁦Telegraph Travel⁩ has everything you need right here. telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

Buy one now. Or buy many. This is quite possibly the only Christmas present you need this festive season.

In this part of the world you order a beer and the beer orders you. #aruba British Airways

Big fan of the Aruban 50c piece. #aruba

This is a fascinating read.

Marking the 90th anniversary of the first sighting of the world’s most famous cryptid, the revamped Loch Ness Centre opens to the public telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

This man has exquisite taste, so this book is sure to take, er, the biscuit.

Beat the crowds and boost your holiday spending power by heading for a lesser-known island idyll this summer telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

A new experience in Snowdonia is offering travellers the world's ‘deepest’ night's sleep – literally, at 1,375ft telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

From the gothic cathedral to Miró's studio, explore the best the city has to offer telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

Time is running out to visit one of ‘the most inspiringly insane collective efforts taking place anywhere in the world’ telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

As the nation braces for a mini-heatwave, if you’re planning a trip to the seaside these hidden beauties are gloriously off the beaten track telegraph.co.uk/travel/family-…

My younger son Pete is about to take part in the #hackneyhalf to raise funds for Cancer Research Cancer Research UK. Do support him and this very worthy cause if you can justgiving.com/fundraising/pe…

This rich part of hospitality history stretches back centuries telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…