Water guns are back squirting at unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona. About a thousand Spaniards marched to demand a rethink of an economic model they believe is fueling a housing crunch and erasing the character of their city on Sunday.
Your problem isn’t tourists. Tourists bring money into your businesses and create jobs for your economy. The problem is shit like AirBnB, no empty housing tax, and no incentives to build new housing. Point those water pistols at your policymakers and get your housing laws changed.
Yeah I mean I sympathize with people protesting (over-)tourism but it always feels weird when you’re visiting some kind of small village with “Tourist go home” banners hanging from the balconies, meanwhile tourism is obviously the only thing bringing money into the community. Idk.
Your problem isn’t tourists. Tourists bring money into your businesses and create jobs for your economy. The problem is shit like AirBnB, no empty housing tax, and no incentives to build new housing. Point those water pistols at your policymakers and get your housing laws changed.
Yeah I mean I sympathize with people protesting (over-)tourism but it always feels weird when you’re visiting some kind of small village with “Tourist go home” banners hanging from the balconies, meanwhile tourism is obviously the only thing bringing money into the community. Idk.
The problem everybody complains is not tourism but mass tourism, I completely understand it, but it’s up to the locals to fix the over demand
It’s not just Airbnb and the likes. Restaurants become more expensive. Shops change to accommodate the needs of people who don’t live there.
Additionally, it creates mostly low qualification jobs and the profits go to large chains who own restaurants, hotels, etc.
So woke Airbnb is a plague, it’s not just that.