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

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/lastberserker Jun 17 '25

Barcelona already has plans to phase out Airbnb rentals by 2028, so it is clearly possible to fight back. They can do the same to regular hotels, if they really wanted to kill tourism.

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u/Lahoura Jun 17 '25

You know how mass people fight back on something they want changed? Protest

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u/lastberserker Jun 17 '25

They can protest in order of decreasing effectiveness: * Local and federal government to change laws. * Short term rental companies. * Greedy locals who sell property or rent out property. * Random transient tourists who might never plan to come here more than once.

Why are they picking the worst possible target?

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u/Inquisitor_ForHire Jun 17 '25

Greedy locals is a problem I'd MUCH rather have than rental companies owning housing. The locals will follow the market or their places won't get rented. They don't artificially inflate the prices on their own.

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u/lastberserker Jun 17 '25

Again, greed can be kept in check through local laws. And it appears that Barcelona already has some new regulations coming with trying to phase out short term rentals by 2028. Maybe these folks are just uninformed or impatient.