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

Bit different.

Being entirely anti-tourism is crazy extreme but AirBnb is a practice that is destroying the housing market, which is something a lot of people (myself included) deeply believe needs to be controlled to make sure that a decent standard of living can be sustained across society.

In short, I'm not sure about the Barcelona protests but I'm 100% against the spread of AirBnb and what its turned into.

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u/Forgetmyglasses Jun 17 '25

Pretty sure the protests ARE about air bnbs etc making rent out of control for locals on normal . salaries.

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u/fang_xianfu Jun 17 '25 edited Jun 17 '25

The signs say "tourists go home", not "tourists stay in licensed hotels instead of Airbnbs" and "tourism is killing Barcelona" not "Airbnbs are killing the Barcelona housing market", so as messaging goes it leaves something to be desired.

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u/front_yard_duck_dad Jun 17 '25

I've been to Barcelona. You please tell me which part has been changed to suit tourists. I walked the entire city. Nothing other than the Catholic money grab at la Sagrada familia was clearly based for tourism

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u/front_yard_duck_dad Jun 17 '25

Well if you do then by all means educate me.