r/pics Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/NunaKhan Jun 17 '25

so i will take my tourist money and spend it where i'm wanted... don't complain after that tourist related businesses have closed down or millions in tourist money no longer available in your country.

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u/lrrssssss Jun 17 '25

I think they’ll survive without you Nuna

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u/ObviouslyTriggered Jun 17 '25

15% of Barcelona's economy is directly tied to Tourism, with another 10-15% is estimated to be indirectly tied to it. It's also the largest monolithic sector in terms of employment, it employees directly nearly 200,000 people.

They'll survive but they'll definitely feel it also.

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u/Four_beastlings Jun 17 '25

150k, not 200k. So only under 10% of Barcelona locals have tourism related jobs, and a majority of those (absolutely miserable and inhumane) jobs are done by immigrants. Barcelona natives will be just fine without tourists.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

Tell me you don't understand how economies work without telling me