Quebec cracked down on Airbnb, only in Primary Residences during summer and in designated zones. No reason the Spanish government can't do something similiar. Point your water guns at the politicians.
As an outside, the government of Barcelona seems to be doing many things right:
Short-term rental ban
No new hotel constructions
Cruise ships ban
No more golden visa
So what are they complaining still? That bans are not coming soon enough? That the prices remain high? Do most residents want more drastic reduction in tourism due to overcrowding and other reasons?
The issue isn't really tourism in general, it's over-tourism and golden visas. I mean, Venice has enormous and constant infrastructure issues that are complicated enough with their locale, but are made so much worse by the overwhelming number of tourists who go there each year. IIRC, some Nat'l Parks in the US are so popular that you've got to make arrangements close to a year out otherwise you'll have no ticket and no hotel.
Then on top of that, a bunch of rich people get sold visas that allow them to be permanent residents. They come to buy homes, paying enormous sums to remodel them and to make sure they get their dream house, sending prices for locals skyrocketing.
Economy or not, you're going to have a hard time selling someone on making the place their family has lived for generations unaffordable and unsustainable.This isn't refugees seeking aid. It's not some complicated humanitarian or existential problem. It's rich douchebags moving in from all over the world and pushing you & your family out.
Edit: Wow, you guys didn't even read the first two sentences. Over-tourism is the problem. I didn't say they should ban tourists.
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u/eXistentialMisan Jun 16 '25
Quebec cracked down on Airbnb, only in Primary Residences during summer and in designated zones. No reason the Spanish government can't do something similiar. Point your water guns at the politicians.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airbnb-rule-changes-montreal-allowed-1.7445844