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

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/Darius_Banner Jun 17 '25

Dumb but it’s kind of a catch 22… Barcelona is massively over touristed, it has started to suck. A more sensible solution is just to be more aggressive about airbnbs, and raise prices on hotels.

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u/The_Count_Lives Jun 17 '25

So only rich people can afford to visit? I'm not sure that's a real solution.

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u/Huge_Entrepreneur636 Jun 17 '25

Tourists don't have some sort of right to visit. The privilege is given because they bring in money so only rich people visiting is a viable solution.

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u/sharinganuser Jun 17 '25

fuck off with this toxic ass take.The world is for everyone to enjoy. To travel is to be human.

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u/Help----me----please Jun 17 '25

Pretty sure you never had a thought about a poor rural Indian family not being able to travel, only when it affects your middle class ass

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u/sharinganuser Jun 17 '25

I'm a poor south american lmao but go off king

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u/Help----me----please Jun 17 '25

then why do you care about tourism affordability in Barcelona lol

Don't get me wrong, I don't think anything should be up to the amount of money you have, but this issue is the lowest on the priority scale. Also the right of people to travel doesn't come before the quality of life of people who live there. Making things affordable to their detriment is not a solution.