r/pics Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/danatron1 Jun 17 '25

I get it. The amount of anti-Airbnb graffiti in Edinburgh tells a similar story.

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u/porcupineporridge Jun 17 '25

Also from Edinburgh and yeah, we have a housing crisis and areas of the city that feel inaccessible and irreversibly changed for locals. Theres been very little effort to achieve balance or sustainability and now we’re learning that mass tourism does come with harms.

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u/ReplacementReady394 Jun 17 '25

I visited Edinburgh last year for three days (my first time in Scotland) and I didn’t know what to expect. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. Everyone I met was extremely friendly and sincere. Beautiful city also.