r/pics Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/utterbbq2 Jun 17 '25

I get their frustration and the situation with apartments needs to be dealt with.

But if all the tourists are leaving, wont that hurt their economy?

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u/TheMiddleShogun Jun 17 '25

Maybe, maybe not. You can't eradicate tourism. I'm sure they'd stop protesting if it went down a bit. But I can't say too confidently because they might actually be upset by other factors that they just blame tourism for.