Region of northeast Italy with Venice as capital and Verona as largest city
Venice is exploring surge-pricing for day-trippers, raising the fee beyond the current €10 on peak days to manage crowds and cover maintenance costs. The plan requires an amendment to Italy’s Venice law and involves researchers to calibrate the threshold, with €50 cited as an upper limit for experimentation.
Actor Mark Ruffalo has urged lawmakers to block Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery, linking the deal to Oracle’s ties to Israel. Paramount calls the rhetoric antisemitic tropes; George Clooney defends Ruffalo’s right to speak. Over 170 Jewish artists have signed a letter supporting Ruffalo. The merger remains under antitrust scrutiny and on hold as debate intensifies.
A trio of travel features from Independent and The Guardian highlights luxury hotels in Crete, Dubrovnik and Crevan near Venice. Buyers are eyeing boutique stays, private villas and heritage properties as tourism recovers and high-net-worth buyers explore the lagoon and Adriatic coast. The Guardian notesCrevan’s Napoleonic fort conversion and private amenities as Venice’s market heats up.
Lando Norris has launched LN4 Fusion, a multi-championship junior race team, with aims to nurture young drivers from karting to potential Formula One, and to back them financially via the LN4 Legacy Programme. The project will compete in F3, Italian F4, and FIA Formula Regional European Championship in 2027, with a view to entering Formula 2 in the future.
HarperCollins India will publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love in India on 10 November 2026, after a breakdown in talks with Penguin Random House India over editorial changes. The book offers a personal look at Gandhi’s life from Italy to Indian politics, including her encounters with Modi, the RSS, and the China border tension.
A tour across Italy’s lesser-known towns—from Tropea in Calabria to Torre di Palme in Marche and Barga in Tuscany—highlights regional hospitality, cuisine, and luxury travel, amid new luxury hotels and evolving cultural offerings.