Reuters | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi Feb 20, 2025 02:51 PM IST In a move to combat overtourism, Florence’s local government has mandated the removal of self check-in keyboxes from holiday rentals by February 25. Florence’s local government has ordered owners of holiday rental properties to remove self check-in keyboxes by February 25 in a move against over-tourism in the Italian Renaissance city. People walk past the Fountain of Neptune (Fontana del Nettuno) in Signoria Square in Florence, Italy. (Reuters) Fighting overtourism Rental companies such as Airbnb increasingly use self check-in keyboxes to save time for property owners and holidaymakers, who no longer need to meet to hand over keys and complete check-in procedures. However, critics say the boxes are ugly and argue that check-ins without a physical encounter between guest and renter pose a security risk. “Next week we will go … to check where the ban on keyboxes is not respected, and then we will remove them,” Florence Mayor Sara Funaro told a local television channel on Wednesday. Fines of up …