Italy’s Meloni Wants to Help Tourists Struggling to Hail a Taxi
- Thousands of visitors to Rome, Florence, face long waits
- Taxi drivers associations wield outsized political influence
Taxis in Rome.
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Before Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni goes on her summer break, she aims to resolve an issue which is spoiling the holidays of tourists flocking to Italian cities: finding a taxi.
Thousands of visitors to Rome, Florence and other popular destinations have struggled to get a taxi over recent weeks, forced to wait for hours and often in hot sunshine at train stations, airports, and city centers.