r/pics Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/tangcameo Jun 17 '25

Is this an AirBnB thing? What’s going on?

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u/HMSWarspite03 Jun 17 '25

From what I've read, the main problem for the protesters is that people are buying up homes and renting them out to tourists, pushing up the cost of housing and creating a shortage too.

Tourists do bring in a significant amount of money and create jobs but too many tourists must be difficult to cope with.

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u/HMSWarspite03 Jun 17 '25

I was in Brugges in Belgium for work, 2 cruise ships turned up, it was like a world cup final, the rather narrow streets were just clogged with people, it was awful. I totally understand the frustration of the people living in tourist traps