Italian Official Slams Tourists as "Vandals" for Disregarding Cultural Heritage

European officials are calling for tourists to be held accountable for their bad behavior after a series of incidents, including a tourist scaling the Trevi Fountain in Rome and a British man carving initials into the Colosseum. Italy's tourism minister, Daniela Santanchè, referred to these tourists as "vandals" and emphasized the need for governments to crack down on such behavior. Some countries, like Amsterdam, have issued warnings to tourists, while others, like Spain, have resorted to posting signs warning of fake dangers. The rise in bad behavior is attributed to the increase in tourism, with a 55% rise in European tourists from the U.S. alone compared to last summer.