Barcelona residents protest against mass tourism
Barcelona residents protest mass tourism due to housing cost surge. Demand new economic model to reduce tourists. City council plans tourist rental ban by 2028. Spain, second most visited country, faces similar issues.
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Thousands of Barcelona residents protested against mass tourism in the city, citing issues such as the rising cost of housing, which has increased by 68% in the past decade. The demonstrators demanded a new economic model to reduce the influx of tourists, with banners calling for a reduction in tourism. Barcelona, with famous sites like La Sagrada Familia, received over 12 million tourists last year, leading to concerns about the impact on local commerce and working conditions. The city council announced a ban on tourist apartment rentals by 2028 to address the negative effects of mass tourism, a move contested by an association of tourist apartments. Similar protests have taken place in other Spanish tourist destinations like Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, and the Canary Islands. Spain, the second most visited country after France, welcomed 85 million foreign visitors in 2023, with Catalonia receiving the highest number at 18 million, followed by the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.
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