Overview

• The three-day event from June 24 to 26 will involve Bezos’s $500 million superyacht Koru along with five luxury hotels and landmark venues reserved for around 200 guests.
• Rumored attendees include Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Elton John and Lady Gaga, with the latter two expected to perform.
• Activists under the slogan “No space for oligarchs, no space for Bezos” plan noisy canal-side protests featuring banners and colored smoke flares.
• Mayor Luigi Brugnaro says Venice will function normally and gain economic benefits, but opponents argue ordinary residents will see little advantage.
• The wedding highlights wider challenges in Venice, where a declining population, strained infrastructure and costly tourist accommodations have hollowed out historic districts.