Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding protests in Venice

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are not unanimously welcomed by Venice.

Protests appeared earlier this month in front of the couple’s upcoming weddings. Signs, posters and stickers went up around the historic center of Venice with slogans such as “there is no room for Bezos”. The protest banner also included a rocket image in a nod to Blue Origin Space Tourism Company.

Other milestones such as the Rialto Bridge and the virtual Square of St. Mark of Venice have also been targeted amidst protests throughout the city.

This week, protesters also called on Bezos to “pay more taxes”. Such a observation was on St. Mark’s Square, also known as Piazza San Marco, presenting a giant banner with a billionaire image laughing alongside the words, “If you can rent Venice for your marriage, you can pay more taxes”.

Greenpeace, the global environmental organization behind the show, shared a Banner video designed on Instagram, writing in the caption: “Jeff Bezos pays his staff for poverty and avoids tax.

Criticism comes amid growing concerns about excessive, which many Venetians argue that it has led to the displacement of residents and damage to historical sites.

Meanwhile, town hall officials say that protests “are in no way representative of the majority of citizens, who are proud that Venice has been selected as a marriage site”.

“The city is fully familiar with hosting high profile events of this nature and scale, including other celebrity weddings, international peaks such as the G7 and the G20, as well as traditional events such as Festa del Redentore and Venice Biennale,” the publication said. Sphere to a statement.

Officials have assured that regular taxi and water transport will continue during the wedding celebrations, which are expected to begin on Tuesday, June 24.

Only about 30 of the city’s 280 taxis have been reserved and only three or four hotels will be used for wedding, officials added.

Mayor Luigi Brugnaro, is also “very proud” to accommodate the wedding and said he hoped to have the opportunity to meet Bezos, 61.

“I don’t know if I will have time, or if he wants, to meet and tighten hands, but it is a honor that has chosen Venice. Venice is once again revealed as a world scene,” he said The Associated Press.