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"Tour guides in Rome have repeated their calls for a rethink of the summer
opening hours of some of the city’s biggest attractions after one of their
colleagues died of a suspected heart attack while showing a group around the
Colosseum in baking heat.
Giovanna Maria Giammarino, who was 56, collapsed in the amphitheatre at 6pm on
Tuesday. Despite the efforts of tourists and the emergency services, she could
not be revived and died at the scene.
Her death came weeks after the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations
warned that “extreme heat is no longer an exception; it is a new reality that
demands attention, adaptation, and solidarity within our profession”.
As tributes and condolences poured in, Italy’s Certified Tour Guide Association
(AGTA) said Giammarino’s death was proof of the physical toll that guiding
takes on the body, and urged the authorities to extend the Colosseum’s opening
hours so tours could take place in the cool of the early morning or later in
the evening."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
