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Reckoning Looms for Golf Carts that Zip Through Rome’s Crowded Historic Center
City officials plan fixed routes, caps and penalties as golf cart bookings rose 147% from 2024, TripAdvisor said.
- Rome officials are escalating efforts to regulate the booming golf cart tour industry, which critics blame for worsening congestion and illegal parking in the historic center.
- Bookings for these tours surged 147% from 2024, exacerbating strain on a historic district where residents compete for just 4,300 on-street parking spots.
- During the back half of August, authorities stopped vehicles owned by the Metur association of tour operators 14 times, with drivers facing fines up to $4,600 for unlicensed tour guiding.
- Deputy Mayor for Sustainable Mobility and Transport Eugenio Patanè expects to gain regional regulatory authority this month, enabling him to establish fixed tour routes and cap cart numbers.
- Despite fears that restrictions would "kneecap" their business, Metur President Pascal Duijnhoven maintains they seek to be part of a "smart" solution to the city's overtourism challenge.
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Rome in summer 2026 is suffering a real invasion of golf cart. These cars, electric and silent, transport tourists to the most beautiful areas.
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left8Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 25%
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