The Amazon founder and Lauren Sánchez are due to tie the knot next week - as activists say Venice is being turned into an "asset" for the rich and famous.

Venetian youth, frustrated by underemployment, are planning protests against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's upcoming wedding, threatening to disrupt the city's canals.

Protests are planned as the tourism-battered canal city gears up for the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, but many in Venice say the billionaire’s nuptials should be welcomed.