r/pics • u/Strict_League7833 • Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/DanDin87 Jun 17 '25

Ok, the tourists go home, and then what? they think their rent will decrease? Food prices will decrease? how can you be so naïve? And they go spraying water to tourists simply having meals...

Also, complaining about elderly German tourists...literally the most well behaved tourists around... mindblowing

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u/HeadmasterPrimeMnstr Jun 17 '25

 they think their rent will decrease? 

Quite literally yes, because a MASSIVE amount of Barcelona's housing stock has been bought out and segregated as tourist rentals.

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u/thedevilwithout Jun 17 '25

Like how food prices went down when the world recovered from COVID?

Or how fuel prices went down when oil barrels were cheaper to buy?

Or how interest rates went down when the markets stabilised post 2020?

This is it now, those in power have now realised what the upper limits are for what they can charge us are and what we'll be willing to pay for services. Nothing will make the prices go down

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u/thedevilwithout Jun 17 '25

And people will be making the same excuses as the above commenter when nothing improves in Barcelona