VENICE: BEZOS, BOTTEGA 'FOOLISH TO ROW AGAINST MARRIAGE, IT ATTRACTS ELITE TOURISM'

It's one thing to respect a point of view, it's another to prevent access to a city or to allow a boat to pass through". This is the comment of the prosecco entrepreneur Sandro Bottega, on the eve of the wedding that will be held in Venice between Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez between today and Sunday. "And it's even more curious to try to understand the reasons that lead to this opposition - continues Bottega - not easy to find: an event like this will bring work to hotels, waiters, dishwashers, transporters, taxi drivers, cooks, beverage and food distributors. And there are those who dispute the fact that some of them will be underpaid: it certainly wouldn't be Bezos' fault and in any case, if there are greater wealth, they will probably be able to get tips and prizes. Venice seen as an amusement park? No, it is an extraordinary place, a UNESCO heritage site that obviously, like any other site with this recognition, wants to be visited by millions of people and whose flows must be regulated. A limited number of accesses is welcome, but if I were the mayor I would also establish a policy of distributing these flows, not only towards the 'key sites' - Piazza San Marco and Ponte di Rialto - but also towards different areas of the city, which are ignored and are also incredibly beautiful". To guarantee the safety of the 200 guests, teams of former marines are planned who will also have jet skis at their disposal to reach the 'red zones' of the wedding. The catering will be 1000 euros per person and the presence of starred chefs is expected, as well as big pop stars and politicians. "Bezos is a brilliant entrepreneur who has been able to build an extraordinary company that employs 1.5 million people around the world; people who have freely chosen to work for Amazon and not for another reality. This man comes to Venice for one of the most important moments of his life, bringing wealth, work, fame and prestige to the city: not that Venice needs it, but it certainly does not harm it and an event of this kind will be an example that many other couples in the world will want to imitate, rich and less rich. Individuals who will want to admire even more this beautiful city that will thus be able to deseasonalise its tourism and bring wealth at all levels. Above all, that elite tourism that we need in our territories”, concludes the prosecco entrepreneur Sandro Bottega.