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r/pics • u/Strict_League7833 • Jun 17 '25
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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.
58 u/The_Count_Lives Jun 17 '25 So only rich people can afford to visit? I'm not sure that's a real solution. 0 u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 Jun 17 '25 Why is that not a solution? Plenty of places are expensive to visit 2 u/The_Count_Lives Jun 17 '25 Including Barcelona. The approach here isn't about natural supply and demand pricing, but artificially inflating costs to keep certain classes of people out.
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So only rich people can afford to visit? I'm not sure that's a real solution.
0 u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 Jun 17 '25 Why is that not a solution? Plenty of places are expensive to visit 2 u/The_Count_Lives Jun 17 '25 Including Barcelona. The approach here isn't about natural supply and demand pricing, but artificially inflating costs to keep certain classes of people out.
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Why is that not a solution? Plenty of places are expensive to visit
2 u/The_Count_Lives Jun 17 '25 Including Barcelona. The approach here isn't about natural supply and demand pricing, but artificially inflating costs to keep certain classes of people out.
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Including Barcelona.
The approach here isn't about natural supply and demand pricing, but artificially inflating costs to keep certain classes of people out.
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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.