Some 200 VIP must converge this week in Venice in Yacht or Jet Private this week to participate in the sumptuous marriage of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos, accused by some inhabitants of invading his city. The billionaire and his fiancee, the journalist Lauren Sánchez, put millions of euros at the table for his wedding in the city of dogs. The festivities must begin on Thursday and end on Saturday at a ceremony in a secret place for security reasons.
The marriage could be carried out in the Mercy Church or even in the Arsenal, the magnificent red brick buildings of the Sérénissime shipyard dating from the time when their fleet dominated the Mediterranean. Tanto divorciado, Jeff Bezos, de 61 años, como Lauren Sánchez, de 55 años, han reservado por completo los hoteles más lujosos de la ciudad lacustres para acomodar a sus prestigiosos invitados, entre los cuales Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfry, Orland Bloom y Ivank Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump,
95 private planes
At least 95 private airplanes requested permission to land at Venice Marco Polo airport, according to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere Della. The Super Yacht of Jeff Bezos, the Koru, should throw the moorings in front of the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, located right in front of the famous Saint-Marc Square and that would have been rented in its entirety during the duration of the festivities. This luxury debauchery aroused a controversy in Venice, where some fear that the guests and their entourage would do their city, already invaded by tourists, even more unbelievable.
About 100,000 tourists sleep in the city during the high season, to which tens of thousands of visitors of the day are added, including many gigantic cruises, while the city population is in free fall. Eleven years ago, the marriage of actor George Clooney had not made waves in La Laguna, but Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world, turns out to be more divisive, especially due to the controversies about Amazon’s treatment of his employees.
The carbon footprint of the guests also wonders, and Greenpeace continues to denounce the amazing spent sums, while the fragile equilibrium of Venice “flows under the weight of the climatic crisis.” Lauren Sánchez was also criticized for having participated in April in a space flight organized by the aeronautical company of Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, after saying that it was necessary to do more to fight against warming.
No “a private dance hall”
On Monday, activists deployed a giant poster in the Saint-Marc place with a photo of Bezos Riant and this legend: “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more taxes.” Built over the centuries in the islets in La Laguna, the city has established a controversial entrance ticket for visitors to the day, but some require a more ambitious policy to combat the housing crisis.
Questioned by AFP, Tommaso Cacciari, 47, at the head of space not for the Bezos movement, denounces “the use of Venice as if it were a private dance hall, instead of a real city with its inhabitants, its weaknesses and its problems.” Such events “condemn Venice to a certain death” chasing the inhabitants who have left, he denounces, claiming that opponents are ready to break the atmosphere throwing “their bodies, their ships and inflatable animals” in the channels in the passage of the guests.
On the other hand, the Tourism Assistant, Simone Venturini, explains to the AFP, only see “one of the multiple events that the city welcomes every day.”
Donations
According to the Italian press, whose newspaper Il Corriere Della will be and the Press Agency ANSA, Jeff Bezos launched the checkbook to prepare its expensive to reach the Italian city. The American billionaire gave a million euros to the Consortium of the University of Corila, who studies the ecosystem of the Venice Lagoon. Donations were also made to the Unesco Venetian office and the International University of Venice. The Veneto “welcomes this gesture with gratitude”, reacted on Monday the president of the Italian region, Luca Zaia (Northern League), in the social network X.
The couple also requested vintage artisans, for cakes or for the famous Murano glasses. Some residents feel flattered by the election of the billionaire: “This type of event does not create problems at all,” wants to believe that Michele Serafini, 50. This marriage “brings money to the city of Venice”, and that is something good, he concludes.
Source: BFM TV
