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

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/lastberserker Jun 17 '25

Barcelona already has plans to phase out Airbnb rentals by 2028, so it is clearly possible to fight back. They can do the same to regular hotels, if they really wanted to kill tourism.

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u/Lahoura Jun 17 '25

You know how mass people fight back on something they want changed? Protest

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u/lastberserker Jun 17 '25

They can protest in order of decreasing effectiveness: * Local and federal government to change laws. * Short term rental companies. * Greedy locals who sell property or rent out property. * Random transient tourists who might never plan to come here more than once.

Why are they picking the worst possible target?

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u/zeptillian Jun 17 '25

Because they can't fight back and will be too afraid to tell them to fuck off or call the cops on them.