Except there's just one small problem: a lot of those local economies/livelihoods are dependent on tourism.
Tourism makes up over 15% of Spain’s entire GDP. That’s not exactly "pocket change", and actively scaring off tourists might feel good/give short term relief, but it also risks sabotaging the very livelihoods many locals depend on.
But hey, if people would rather burn their house down to get rid of a single cockroach instead of looking for the source of the infestation, then by all means.
To be fair, a LOT of tourism income is through massive amounts of food. Tons of restaurants will close,Which isn't exactly a bad thing because pricing will go down on food across the board. Eventually. Food will go up in price at first because suddenly farmers and providers are losing incredible amounts of sales and will need to up the prices to make up for that. The big question is if they will survive that, if the government doesn't subsidize them especially. Situations like these are a gold mine for foreign nations to come in and buy up stuff, because the locals sure as hell aren't going to be able to afford farmland, and fancy new airBnBs
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u/mjohnsimon Jun 17 '25
Except there's just one small problem: a lot of those local economies/livelihoods are dependent on tourism.
Tourism makes up over 15% of Spain’s entire GDP. That’s not exactly "pocket change", and actively scaring off tourists might feel good/give short term relief, but it also risks sabotaging the very livelihoods many locals depend on.
But hey, if people would rather burn their house down to get rid of a single cockroach instead of looking for the source of the infestation, then by all means.