More anti tourist protests.

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Not sure if this would make me not want to visit such places, I do tend to holiday off the beaten track anyway. I don't think I'd react well to getting squirted with a water pistol.
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Anti-tourism protests break out in Spain, Italy and Portugal

Anti-mass tourism campaigners say excessive levels of visitors in southern Europe are forcing locals out of affordable housing, raising the cost of living and making city centres unusable.
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Uther said:
I don't think I'd react well to getting squirted with a water pistol.
news.sky.com

Anti-tourism protests break out in Spain, Italy and Portugal

Anti-mass tourism campaigners say excessive levels of visitors in southern Europe are forcing locals out of affordable housing, raising the cost of living and making city centres unusable.
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I wouldn't mind cos its generally hotter over there so it would be nice and cooling!

Freddie1980 said:
I understand their frustrations but the proverb 'be careful what you wish you' is pertinent here. A lot of these places have economies built around tourism, if there places start to get reputations of being of tourist unfriendly a lot of people could be without a job.
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Its a weird situation since there is the tourism economy helping the country but a lot of the people that are needed to prop up the industry are in lower paid jobs, no different to any other country but locals aren't able to afford a flat / house in the local area and rents are equally high as the market is there from the tourism element. There is the question though are these properties investment properties from wealthier residents increasing their own wealth or is it foreign investment with holiday homes therefore should they be squirting their own people not just tourists?
 
Was warned about anti tourism sentiment visiting Barcelona last year but didn't encounter any.
 
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I don't suppose you can moan about the cost if housing here and criticise citizens elsewhere for doing similar.
 
Looks like it's mostly in cities. Fair enough. I imagine they actually have more "sensible" tourism compared to the "resorts".
 
I was in Mallorca last year during the peak of their protests. In Palma where the protests were, it comprised a maximum of about a block where people were gathered. We gave it a swerve and it had no impact. Once outside Palma there was absolutely no sign of any ill sentiment towards tourism. I spoke to some locals and they said their problem was with foreigners buying up all the property, making ownership impossible and rent severely inflated for the natives. The media are playing it up in to something much bigger than it is.
 
Scuzi said:
I was in Mallorca last year during the peak of their protests. In Palma where the protests were, it comprised a maximum of about a block where people were gathered. We gave it a swerve and it had no impact. Once outside Palma there was absolutely no sign of any ill sentiment towards tourism. I spoke to some locals and they said their problem was with foreigners buying up all the property, making ownership impossible and rent severely inflated for the natives. The media are playing it up in to something much bigger than it is.
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No surprise there!
 
Freddie1980 said:
I understand their frustrations but the proverb 'be careful what you wish you' is pertinent here. A lot of these places have economies built around tourism, if there places start to get reputations of being of tourist unfriendly a lot of people could be without a job.
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They wouldn't mind as much if the proceeds of tourism where spread around more. Yes it brings jobs but not real wealth for the majority, most of the money is just going to the already rich.
 
Uther said:
Not sure if this would make me not want to visit such places, I do tend to holiday off the beaten track anyway. I don't think I'd react well to getting squirted with a water pistol.
news.sky.com

Anti-tourism protests break out in Spain, Italy and Portugal

Anti-mass tourism campaigners say excessive levels of visitors in southern Europe are forcing locals out of affordable housing, raising the cost of living and making city centres unusable.
news.sky.com news.sky.com
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Went to spain earlier this year was concerned since this news has been in the headlines but nothing whatever to be worried about infact most places seemed to be rather depressed and are struggling for trade seems the tourists are staying away or maybe just out of season
 
Understand the local residents frustrations but surely local government have the power to change the situation and should be the ones having the frustration directed at. They could quite simply ban AirBnB from the area or tax it so it's becomes unprofitable.
 
It's quite right that local people should complain they're getting priced out of the market, because they are. After all, they are actually the natives. The reason for it comes back to FIAT money, where banks control the supply and issuance of money, with the end result that they can buy up too much property via landlords (either residential or for tourism). This is another area which would be less of a problem if a limited supply money such as Bitcoin was the base money of the economy.

There should also be a lot better control by local government of what can be used for holidays homes. Same goes for Devon and Cornwall.
 
Macky said:
Understand the local residents frustrations but surely local government have the power to change the situation and should be the ones having the frustration directed at. They could quite simply ban AirBnB from the area or tax it so it's becomes unprofitable.
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The government certainly can to change this situation. La France is busy changing the rules for holiday let apartments, B&Bs and gites to bring them in line with the regulations and taxes imposed on French hotels after the hoteliers union threw a wobbly over everyone and his dog letting out rooms for the Paris Olympics.
 
We had no issues in Valencia earlier this year. I don’t understand why these people are protesting at hotels though. If they (quite rightly) have an issue with AirBnB then protest that, protest the government.

Squirting tourists that are supporting your economy fairly by staying in hotels (as we did), spending good money in restaurants and bars, museums etc. is all rather foolish.
 
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