Hordes of tourists visit the Italian seaside with dreams of dipping into cobalt-blue waters and sunbathing for hours under glorious skies. But beginning this month, the Italian island of Elba, off the coast of Tuscany, started offering tourists an unexpected guarantee: Hotels will refund guests if it rains. Elba, the largest island in the Tuscan Archipelago, is perhaps best known as the place where Napoleon spent almost 10 months in exile more than two centuries ago. The island started the good-weather initiative, called “Elba No Rain,” this year: Guests receive a refund for one night if it rains for more than two hours on any given day during their stay. If it rains every day for more than two hours at a time, then the whole stay will be free.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2019 13:52 UTC