Pompeii visitors issued personalised tickets with full names printed on them


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Visitors to Pompeii will now have their names printed on their ticket. — Pixabay

The Pompeii archaeological park in Italy plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalised tickets in a bid to cope with overtourism and protect the world heritage site, officials said.

The move comes after what authorities called a record summer that saw over four million people visiting the world-famous remains of the ancient Roman city, buried under ash and rock following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79CE.

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