How not to be a terrible tourist: What Europeans want travelers to know
LA TimesTourists take a selfie in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Of course, some tourists t In this busy European travel season, here are some things tourism professionals and local people would like you to know, so you won’t be that tourist: Buy locally made items “Don’t just purchase cheap souvenirs,” said Lony Scharenborg, who manages a merchants’ association for Amsterdam’s Nine Little Streets, a picturesque shopping area in the canal district. Pick up something from there.” You’re a guest, so act like it “A city is not only monuments and marbles; it is people,” said Giovanni Andrea Martini, a City Council member in Venice. “Show respect and coexist.” In another overburdened destination, Emma Martin of Spain’s Turisme de Barcelona also said a little consideration goes a long way. “I can’t tell you how often Americans ask,” said the receptionist at one moderately priced Paris hotel, who did not want her name used because her employer wouldn’t approve.
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