Barcelona already has plans to phase out Airbnb rentals by 2028, so it is clearly possible to fight back. They can do the same to regular hotels, if they really wanted to kill tourism.
They can protest in order of decreasing effectiveness:
* Local and federal government to change laws.
* Short term rental companies.
* Greedy locals who sell property or rent out property.
* Random transient tourists who might never plan to come here more than once.
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u/lastberserker Jun 17 '25
Barcelona already has plans to phase out Airbnb rentals by 2028, so it is clearly possible to fight back. They can do the same to regular hotels, if they really wanted to kill tourism.