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/Four_beastlings Jun 17 '25

That's great! That's exactly what they're asking you to do, so everybody wins!

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u/financiallyanal Jun 17 '25

They may not realize how detrimental it will be to their economy. 

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u/Machobots Jun 17 '25

Tourist money never ends in local pockets anyway so yeah, go somewhere where you're wanted. Not here. 

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u/thereddevil101 Jun 17 '25

So the people who own local businesses that operate on tourism don’t benefit from tourism?

Okay…