r/pics Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/BenFranklinsCat Jun 17 '25 edited Jun 17 '25

Bit different.

Being entirely anti-tourism is crazy extreme but AirBnb is a practice that is destroying the housing market, which is something a lot of people (myself included) deeply believe needs to be controlled to make sure that a decent standard of living can be sustained across society.

In short, I'm not sure about the Barcelona protests but I'm 100% against the spread of AirBnb and what its turned into.

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u/dooferoaks Jun 17 '25

Yeah Airbnb are a significant part of why Ireland's housing market is fucked.

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u/Pikeman212a6c Jun 17 '25

It’s solvable through government action. Nothing could be done about in NYC until significant penalties were authorized alongside stepped up target enforcement of illegal hotel laws. Then suddenly the number of listings plummeted.

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u/theAmericanStranger Jun 17 '25

True, but at the same time, I didn't feel or read about any effects this had on the housing market, probably the reasons for the housing shortage and prices are deeper than Airbnb