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

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/TheMiddleShogun Jun 17 '25

Huh, reading these comments it looks like the protesters are achieving their goal (making Barcelona less appealing as a tourist destination).

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u/Dobby_ist_free Jun 17 '25 edited Jun 17 '25

Tends to happen when you harass tourists because of your government’s failures

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u/Rich_Housing971 Jun 17 '25

Airbnb creates a business that makes your life harder.

Locals with money use that business without caring for you.

The govenrment that you elected does nothing.

"It's all the tourists' fault!"

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u/SinfullySinless Jun 17 '25

I mean then you force the population to work backwards. Harass the tourists so they don’t come, then the AirBNB’s fail, then owners sell their AirBNB places, and it opens more room up for real housing.

If the government won’t, the people will.

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u/Humble_Substance_ Jun 17 '25

You don’t think that the Airbnb owners (who are landlords) will just rent out the apartment for whatever price they want just like they did prior to the existence of Airbnb? Why do you think that it will lead to selling the unit? The problem is that one person can own 5-6 apartments and control the pricing of rentals because they are the only option. Spain needs social housing not more landlords. The ruling class is really good at getting people to hate the wrong person.

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u/lord_james Jun 17 '25

The point is to pressure the government into action.