I have flown from Australia and booked my hotel. (Which is not cheap) .. but hey me and the wife really wanted to see Barcelona and beyond!!! and you now say scrap the trip ... 😮 😂 Bit late don't you think.. you should have stated your campaign at the beginning of the year.. not now it's too late..
Me next year... now I'm afraid... especially I am Filipino husband Taiwanese with a son... we can't merge the locals physical appearance... I just want my decade dream to see in real La sagrada Familia 😢😢😢😢
The problem aren't tourists, the problem are the landlords and speculators. With a Land Value Tax you could remove the causes of the problem and keep getting money from tourists.
The problem is not the tourists, the problem is the greed from the landlords. I have a second home in Barcelona this week i made >1500 Euros for just one single week. Easy money for me and i am saving up to buy a small 5 bedrooms villa in S E Asia for my retirement and i am just 35yo.
No. The problem are not the landlords but the politicians. Build more houses. Build more public housing. Provide rent security to landlords. Provide tax incentives to rentals which keep prices affordable. Provide loans for home improvement tied to affordable rental prices Tax higher shirt time rentals Stop blaming people who are not the problem
@@alfaeco15 Exactly. But they have NO problem coming to places like Florida where I live. They need better perspective and a better plan of action. Otherwise, they are just a bunch of childish people running around the streets with water guns treating everyone like garbage. Not a lot of dignity in that. And it definitely won't get them housing. 🙄
same thing in the Philippines, Siargao for example , I feel like a tourist especially when eating on restaurants. Everything is designed to cater foreign tourist.
People want to be a-holes this badly? I’m proud when tourists come to Vancouver and Banff and Jasper, and offer to help them out. It’s fun. I’m not so popular that I can’t spend 1 minute helping a stranger find Stanley Park.
That's great, now imagine you can no longer do it because you got kicked out of your apartment and had to move two hours away. Your old home is now an Airbnb, and you can't afford to buy a coffee in Stanley Park.
The Spaniards are indeed very welcoming people ,ans,as opposed to you, I have been to Spain a number of times,including Barcelona ,but people there are overwhelmed with tourists who book for airbnb's up to the point that the locals cannot live in their own city.Moreover,due to the climate,water is scarce but tourists do not care.On the seaside,people just come to get sunburnt,get drunk and leave their waste all over the places ;no wonder people in the islands want a better kind of tourists.and fewer of them.
I understand Barcelona citizens. Until recently I have lived close to one of Vienna's tourist hotspots (Vienna has 12,3 Mio. overnight stays, more than 6 times the regular inhabitants, and over 3 Mio more than live in the entire country). During the travel seasons, certain parts of the town are almost off-limits to locals. Tourists make everything more expensive and more annoying for locals. They act entitled to an almost infuriating degree. They are disrespectful to local customs and soo tacky (e.g. walking around in beachwear at places in the city where locals live and work). Reflecting on this, I decided some years ago that I don't want to be even a minute part of the global tourism problem anymore.
I'm glad I visited when i was young and the beautiful city wasn't overwhelmed. This was 1973. No longer sad that i can't travel to Europe due to health concerns.
shouldn't it be, domestic 'colonialism', since originally, speculators etc, replaced indigenous homes and structures. after doing so, why not else.. before, structures could stand for centuries, and if unlucky, then sacked by imperial invaders..
@@Liltoxicfoo you absolutely can. Because after you comes another temporary visitor exactly like you, who also does not buy local food in the market but fast-food and Starbucks. Slowly, the city is taken over by these chain stores and local businesses are wiped out. Not because you were there for 2 days, but because people exactly like you were there all year round.
@@MrAngelstena I’ve never been to Mexico City lmao I’m more of a visit the rancho type of Mexican 🤷♂️😂 but you make a good point Mr Angel. So should they shoot water guns at the tourist like the Spaniards did recently? Lol
Barcelona could also benefit from building more housing. They haven't built a lot in recent decades. Banning Airbnb won't necessarily make housing more affordable.
More housing? The city is amongst the densest in Europe haha. It needs more green spaces and less touristic rental places. And more social housing, instead of bnb's
But you WANT tourists, right? No country in sane mind would turn away them. They bring CASH. Except, my country Brazil. We adopt something crazy called reciprocity. Or an eye from an eye policy. Your country demands visa from our citizens? We demand too. Which is the craziest thing in the world from an economic point of view (only 5 or so million tourists visit the country annually. 15 times less than Spain!) How many times I saw the tourism association crying out loud "we have the stupidest government in the world!" And how many times I heard tourists arriving in the airport without visa because they thought it was the same as, like, Argentina (which doesn't demand a visa application for tourists.)
I wouldn't mind having more tourists in Portugal if we had a big land value tax to remove speculators and landlords from the equation. It's them who are creating and profiting from the problem, not tourists.
There is a huge housing crisis in cities here in the UK but you dont see locals in London, Oxford, Edinburgh, York, Liverpool or Manchester where I grew up spraying tourists with water pistols just for visiting their city!
A few ways to reduce tourism to higher quality (vs quantity) is 1. Reduce the low cost carriers flying in. 2. Charge a tourism fee for every visitor 10-25 euro 3. No Airbnb or tourist apartments Raise the level or tourism to higher quality and higher price point for those who visit. If total tourism brings in 1000 million euro with 1 million visitor, try and make the same with half million tourists. Increase minimum wage for all workers in tourism and food jobs, or all jobs. Your salaries are too low. Raise it up for everyone. Rent control apartments
I find it really interesting that these people think they are the only ones in the world affected by tourism. AirBnB needs to be reigned in, but assaulting innocent humans just for being present in their city not knowing their story or struggles or what brought them there?? It's utterly disgusting. We feel this in the US, also. I was in BCN last weekend on the way to visit my son in Valencia and I'm still here in Spain right now. I'm so glad I didn't end up a victim of these people. I raised my kids in Orlando (we have been in Florida for generations), and it wasn't always fun getting stuck in tourist traffic trying to get to work or get my kids to preschool, etc. The housing is completely out of control in Florida at this point, and wages are naturally low because most are service industry jobs. And it's never inexpensive to live in a highly desirable area. But I've NEVER seen Florida citizens attack people and families just for being there. Shameful. The good news is that I think Spain will get its way. Most people will stop coming, at least for a while. It'll be interesting to see how hard the economy takes the hit. The sad news is that we learn more about each other when we travel and connect with other cultures. This isn't just about "vacationing", it's about expanding your view and perspective of the world and its people.
Spanish people are aware that they aren’t the only ones effected, but not because others have it worse they are going to stop claiming their right to live in their own city. In the south of Spain and the Canary Islands the situation is much more alarming. Since those regions are suffering the effects of desertification, water is a valuable resource. This places just can’t take more residents, the resources don’t allow it. But tourist all around the world visit Spain and behave horribly, not taking interest in the culture and being disrespectful to locals. If you have also experienced the downside of tourism you should empathise with the residents of Barcelona because they are basically living in an amusement park for foreigners. The situation has gone crazy in a lot of places all around the world but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit Spain. Take an interest in the history of this beautiful country and don’t get fooled by trendy spots. The real Spanish experience, sadly isn’t in Barcelona, Malaga or Mallorca anymore.
@@paulatorralvo5400 I very much empathize with their situation. Florida probably has much worse behavior than even Barcelona with all the Spring breakers on top of actual amusement parks. I even understand the water issue because Florida's aquifers are going to empty out and it's definitely an issue. Water is now an issue in so many places, especially out in the Western US where the Colorado River is drying up almost completely putting many states at risk. However, I do not condone the abuse/assault of other people. These people are upset that tourists are misbehaving and then LOWERING the bar on misbehaving by behaving even worse. They need to talk to their government and work with their government to make change, legislation, and processes that provide guardrails for tourism and prevent negative consequences. Not use their energy to hurt innocent people. Most of them were most likely visiting respectfully. And they do not know their stories. Did one of them just beat cancer? Lose a parent or child? They are sadly drawing attention away from their plight and towards their own bad behavior and lack of respect for others by treating humans as collateral damage. I do agree that Barcelona is not the place I'd like to be even though I met very lovely and respectful Spaniards while visiting and I was only there a couple of days on my way to Valencia. Florida is the same as BCN, Malaga, Mallorca... Valencia has definitely won my heart over the others thus far. I would love to live there. I love the people, the language, the culture, the city... I want to visit Granada, Sevilla, and some of the smaller towns. Spain is incredible. It's a beautiful country. I hope we can all find kinder ways to communicate our needs.
@@autumnlynnWhat did protesters do to tourists? I was at the demonstration and all I saw was very occasional water pistols being used to gently annoy some tourists, to attract some attention. Otherwise people wouldn't have cared about us marching. I am curious to know what specific isolated incidents you are referring to. I don't think you understand the level of unfairness of our housing crisis, otherwise you wouldn't be saying these things. Besides, if you believe a desired place necessarily has to be expensive and therefore residents are rightly expelled, I guess there's a privileged background speaking and not just an ethical lecturer. Ah, and using hypothetical cancer survivors or other examples of the like is tricky. Those stories do not make up a serious political problem. Although I understand many complaints come from people unable to understand the severity of a massive structural issue we do need our politicians to fix. That's why we took to the streets.
@@Ogogogmomomoalalal I am living with my parents right now because of our housing crisis. So is my sister and her son. Our homeless population is growing into massive tent cities all over the country. I don't think you understand that you are NOT the only people dealing with a very serious and unfair housing crisis. This does NOT give anyone the right to harass innocent people. More importantly, it does NOT help your case AT ALL. No more than it would help mine to go harass and shoot water at families at Disney World and the beach and make them feel unsafe and unwanted. You have NO IDEA how many people flood in from all over the world every single day. How many of our homes are taken by Airbnb. How our highways and streets are crowded and more traffic accidents happen and car insurance is up and food costs are skyrocketing AND because of hurricanes, our home insurance ALONE is now $500-1200 per month on top of mortgage payments. Take to the streets. Protest. Take Airbnb down. Take the cruise lines down. I'm sure many of us around the world would join in and be a part of that because we are also losing our towns to commercialization of housing by Airbnb and giant corporations like Blackstone who are outbidding locals and paying cash and then renting these same homes back to us for double and triple the costs. Your assessment of America and many other areas in the world is highly inaccurate. I understand your plight. I empathize. But I do not agree in any way that mistreating visitors is the solution. I'm frustrated with our situation. Our politics are broken, no one is protecting us as groceries and rent triple and quadruple. No one also feels bad to pile into the US for a "better life" when we have a crisis in affordable housing. But I will never mistreat any of you who come here for any reason, as immigrants or tourists. It's not who I am. It's not your fault. You're all welcome here.
Yes but it has lifted more people out of poverty better than every other system before it. Now it’s time for a change and something more modern, but don’t discredit progress.
The housing crisis needs to be weighed against other countries. This is happening in every country, not sure about the link to tourism. Temp contracts are much more expensive than long term (prior to rent control).
So funny. Lived in the Lake Tahoe area for years. You couldn't avoid tourists. There were places you couldn't go. Period. If you want to get rid of tourism, be prepared to accept the loss of income and employment. Simple as that.
Governmental officials are the problem, not tourists. Rent control on long term rentals and too many ARBNB licenses .... If you can rent an apartment as an ARBNB why would you stuck in renting long term with rent control? Also squatters are protected in Spain more than property owners .Lets blame tourists for your country problems
Well, we have a bunch of people pushing that we have a population crisis because their greed needs endless growth built on endless humans to bolster markets and spending. This is what an ever more crowded world will look like more and more - in the end things will start to be divided by money. Wealthy tourists will be able to corner the nice areas for themselves and everyone else, well, ... they get the crowds and the resentful locals. I do always wonder if the "tourists stay home" people are ever tourists themselves. Bad spot for everyone.
whatever you say now, tourism did good things and brought money to your country. Let alone the shop owners on busy streets, Im sure they've been earning well. so showing appreciation is necessary and of course, next still need to work on the solution.
This why I hate hyper markets they find every excuse to change regular markets into rip off price gauging markets. Only thing don’t change is labor waging markets.
Sorry but we have a housing crisis in ireland? What about foreigners taking up space over here? We dont complain about tourists/foreigners and we deffo wouldnt spray people eating their dinner. I hope people from barcelona wont travel anywhere else, if you dont like tourism dont travel to our countries either.
Imagine complaining that the tourism industry provides low paid jobs. People who can fill well paid jobs fill them very quickly; it’s people who can only do low paid work that have much more trouble finding work. The people doing low paid work whose jobs she wants to destroy will not be happy at all.
The scourge of mass tourism is something residents of all big cities will soon have to contend with - I salute the Spaniards for standing up to greedy landlords and insufficient housing policies, - long-term neighbours not short-term tenants!
Many major European cities are not only set up to handle mass tourism but spend large sums of money to bring more tourism in.... its called city planing.... Barca just can't
Is it the tourists' fault or the government. But without tourism, what other means of employment do they have? Ok, let's say there are no more tourists to come visit Spain then what? The business owners, if the business is low, they will suffer. What happens to their economy?
Maybe they should create new laws giving more powers rights and discounts to these locals and prioritising them and new laws to reduce tourism including the many tourists from the western countries, Like create entry visas only allowed once every 3 or 5 years and ban investors from abroad buying properties. Because you can’t also have both ways
I have flown from Australia and booked my hotel. (Which is not cheap) .. but hey me and the wife really wanted to see Barcelona and beyond!!! and you now say scrap the trip ... 😮 😂 Bit late don't you think.. you should have stated your campaign at the beginning of the year.. not now it's too late..
So much for multiculturalism. Whether it's tourists or refugees, turns out people really like their own cultures and want to preserve them. And love their sense of home and history. This is not bigotry. It's painful to see your hometown change for the sake of outsiders.
According to Lasose, a Barcelona real estate company, there are approximately 827,500 residential housing units in the city. The 10,000 licenses for short-term tourist rentals is about 1.2% of the total units. When you report issues of this nature, which are important, it would be very helpful to include some facts.
I wonder if the renter's association can take more power. Some ideas: press for rent control, have some friends stay short term in your apartment. I have sometimes slept on people's floors where campgrounds aren't available. Share apartments to change short term rentals into long. Pressure legislature to severely limit short term rentals. Legislation to protect long term residents from eviction when buildings are sold. Pressure the city to buy buildings. In truth I know you have thought of all these ideas. I wish you the best in your struggles.
Is it tourists or the way they behave? .... or is it the type of tourists? Many time citys that complain about tourists for decades are extremely upset when they stop coming for some reason. i lived in Munich for a long time and proper city planing and lokals sticking together makes tourism an asset. ..... 5:59 get more busses. Barcelona is a world city not some village in the mountains. Everything is growing and keeping the local spots a secret is as old as tourism. 10:35 ... and they are all part of the problem 😆 lol
This will always be a problem with any place that has ideal temperature year round. There are simply too many humans and not enough "nicely developed" cities to live in. Let alone visit. Everything is about money so yeah, if they can lure more people and make more money, then they'll do what they'll have to do. It's a shame but ultimately, everyone wants to make money with as little effort as possible. The consequences be damned. It's a shame Barcelona has become this way.. 😞
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Yeah. I agree with the protestors. It sucks when you city is crowded with tourists. But they should take it out on the government, not the tourists. Spraying water on people having lunch just sucks and it is bad manners. There are other beautiful places to visit.
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