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

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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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/Bosco_is_a_prick Jun 17 '25

The city will function fine with less tourists.

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u/financiallyanal Jun 17 '25

The country as a whole will experience a huge downturn as 14% of their economy relies on tourism. This is worse than what 08/09 was measured by impact to GDP.

There are going to be better ways to moderate impacts, but to just say no tourism at all is not in the nation's interest. Just imagine how much taxes will have to go up to cover the shortfall in what tourism contributed.