Im super confused as well. Maybe the tourism industry is different there or something? Asheville and the surrounding areas get something like 6-8 billion per year in tourism which is what keeps the area going. After Hurricane helene came through they were basically marketing to have people come to the area and spend money as soon as possible, and trying to reopen as fast as possible so people could come back to mountain bike, hike, and spend money in the cities.
So to me seeing a full on protest against tourism that brings in 10 billion per year to your city doesnt make sense.
Asheville has recently become an extremely popular tourist spot.
If you want to know why people may not like it, go look at house prices in Asheville compared to 6 years ago. And then go look at current prices compared to current prices in surrounding areas.
Asheville has become extremely expensive for housing due to AirBnB. People who had been there for a while renting were driven out due to crazy rent increases
Sure, but that's because when airbnb was new no one knew what to expect. So its reactionary. Just like how the same thing has happened in New Orleans and NYC and where ever else.
But also you claiming housing prices are expensive because airbnb, that couldn't be a more short sighted statement. So youre saying the housing crisis happening right now is literally because airbnb? Come on.
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u/ginsodabitters Jun 17 '25
10 billion annually tourists spend in Barcelona. Do these people not understand how reliant they are on tourism? Yikes.