{
  "id": 11667929,
  "title": "‘I have to dodge them all the time’: Rome locals incensed by rise in golf cart tours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/i-have-to-dodge-them-all-the-time-rome-locals-incensed-by-rise-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-03T10:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/rome-golf-cart-tours-crackdown-tourism"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Visitors to Rome seeking a break from the city's bustling streets and heat have been opting for golf cart tours. Barry and Linda, a US couple, found the experience enjoyable, particularly the refreshing breeze. However, locals are increasingly upset over the rise in golf cart tours, accusing operators of taking away business from taxis and causing traffic issues. Authorities have intensified checks on the unauthorized use of golf carts, issuing fines totaling €38,000. The city's leaders are pushing for broader regulation to control this activity, which they fear could spiral out of control. While some residents empathize with tourists' need for rest, they find the constant presence of golf carts disorienting in already chaotic Rome.",
  "summary": "Authorities crack down on trade they says risks spiralling out of control – but operators say they are being targeted unfairly On the edge of Piazza Navona, one of the grandest squares in central Rome, Barry and Linda, visitors from Texas in the US, stepped out of a golf cart. They planned to cross the square on foot, perhaps stopping to admire Lorenzo Bernini’s 17th-century Fountain of the Four…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}