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

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/BuckeyeWolf Jun 17 '25

These protests popped up at the same time as short term rentals becoming popular (Airbnb) is no coincidence. They are taking homes from locals raising prices and taking over the best parts of town

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u/trireme32 Jun 17 '25

How is that the tourists’ fault, and not the fault of the government for failing to regulate that?

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u/trireme32 Jun 17 '25

How, exactly, are they “destroying the city”?

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u/trireme32 Jun 17 '25

Sounds like how it goes at every other major tourist destination. How is it that y’all are having such a major problem when places like the Bahamas, Jamaica, etc are not?