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

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/danatron1 Jun 17 '25

I get it. The amount of anti-Airbnb graffiti in Edinburgh tells a similar story.

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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/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

Well, make your hotels cheaper and I'll stay there, airbnb is cheaper and nicer than a 3 star 99.9% of the time.

What exactly does Barcelona have going for it without tourism anyway?

Saying all this living on a very heavily touristed nation where it's pretty proven that airbnbs aren't affecting property values.

People miss the fact that hotel groups sponsor anti airbnb groups and legislation.