Spain update - Anti-tourism protest hits Malaga 

We went to Santander many years ago , the ferry crossing was really rough coming from Portsmouth, then we drove down through cantabria to galicia, absolutely beautiful ! Our holiday in galicia was wonderful , we stayed in a little place called o,grove ! No one spoke English, not even in the hotel great , love it when I can practise my Spanish.

So glad Malaga is protesting against tourism too. About time. Go Malaga.

Tourism brings Spain multi-billions of euros yearly. It’s a shame that the news doesn’t accurately depict what the people of Spain are saying. They seem to be against the current tourist model in those cities that they are complaining about. (Not a tourist caused problem). I suppose a headline of “The Spanish don’t want tourists” is more interesting. I feel for the people in the cities and I hope the government solves the issues so all can coexist happily. I’m looking forward to losing my tourist status with next year’s permanent move to Bilbao. Great job as always. Keep it up!

Build more hotels and get the hotel costs down. Spain hotels are expensive!

Thank you for all your informative videos and your love for my home country. Greetings from the UK.

Ohhhh! That woman who painted the Camino arrows to divert off the path should also be forced to wash away the fake arrows. Adding any additional kilometers to an already 900 K trip is awful!!

I'm going to Malaga next month staying in hotel though!! The hotels are generally more expensive than other spanish cities I have stayed in.

Spent a month in Malaga last October. Beautiful city.

Last week Cadiz was littered with anti tourism posters, there was similar graffiti inland in Jerez too, and l've noted it in Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante too, so that the whole coast. I don't blame them, a whole generation of Spanish kids can't work & live, buying or renting, in their own cities.

I so hope we can reciprocate the protests in London outside the Spanish Embassy.

Olive oil in UK £15.60 a litre bottle 😱 admittedly its extra virgin but a couple of months ago it was £13.85.

Misinformation....I have a friend who lives in Valtuille de Arriba who owns a very unique, open air bar there. I walked through the pueblocito twice while walking between Cacabelos and Villafranca de Bierzo on the Camino. I think it is more of a case of a hostel not located in the town proper trying to snag pilgrims off the Camino. The wine produced in that region is excellent. Starting in Cacabelos and ending in O' Cebreiro is one of my favorite sections of the Camino.

I assume when you say the wine abuser will spend time behind bars, you don't mean the bars that serve drinks.

Thanks

Nice , greets from Calpe

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Nothing about the problemas in Gata de Gorges?

Hi Stuart. If you don't leave Spain on the 90 day rule. What is the chance of getting caught. Many thanks. J

Many people buy flats/apartments so they have them for their person holidays and rent them out for when they are empty. Do long term lets and they would never be available for their personal use.

The govt should be regulating the amounts that owners/landlords can ask for in rent and punish greedy owners that do not follow the law. It´s not the fault of tourists who are encouraged to come to Spain in the thousands, but the fault of greedy airlines, hotels, and landlords.

So let’s say the tourists stop coming. Massive job losses and the locals wouldn’t be able to afford an apartment without an income. It’s not just tourist spots where people can’t afford to buy their own home this is a problem that is Europe wide. House prices everywhere are ridiculous

Spain could only let tourists come into the country if they have a verifiable hotel reservation or a proven relative that is letting them stay there.

Was that a pun on the loss of Wine. She will spend time behind Bars....

jail her and feed her bread and water

Chairman Mahou

It's not only Spain that has a problem, it's all of Europe. Europe is becoming a resort for rich Americans and Asians, while at the same time losing competitiveness. And no, tourism doesn't "bring money". A few people get rich, and the rest of the country suffers. The more a country depends on tourism for its survival, the more it becomes a 3rd world country (e.g. Maldives, Bali, Caribbean countries, etc...). Spain needs more "real" industries, tech companies, etc...and less tourism. Why is there a boom of tourism in Europe? - More and more Americans and Asians are getting richer and can afford to come here. I get it that you want to see this continent...but we are a small place already crowded, we don't have space and infrastructure to accommodate a few hundred millions people, even if they come just for 1 week. - Social media has brainwashed people to think that they "have to" see certain places in their bucket list, so they all go to the same overrated places (Barcelona, Paris, Rome, etc...) Can't people just stay home or go somewhere else?

they'll soon be crying for tourists when the money runs short