Venice hotel bookings drop by nearly half following November's historic flood

Hoteliers association says there has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in bookings since water inundated city

Fears of more unprecedented flooding in Venice has brought hotel reservations down by 45%, the city’s hoteliers association said.

Last month, the northern Italian city of canals was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years, with tourists wading through flooded streets to seek shelter as a fierce wind whipped up waves in St Mark’s Square.

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