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  1. 'Tourismphobia': Protests, Bans, Fees, And Fines At ...

    Crowds of tourists on Barcelona's Barceloneta beach . Getty Unsustainable Tourism. The lists of places where locals like Binibecans are protesting against overtourism and demanding controls gets ...

  2. Why Barcelona locals really hate tourists

    Landlords are seeing an opportunity to gain up to four times as much as they would for renting to long-term local tenants, and 40 per cent of Barcelona's tourist apartments are illegal. This is ...

  3. 'We don't want to be Venice': Barcelona battles an influx of tourists

    Fri May 26 2023 - 05:00. For supporters of the mayor of Barcelona, a T-shirt speaks volumes. "It's all Ada Colau's fault," reads the slogan printed on the garment, with Yoko Ono's name ...

  4. 'Go home': Too much tourism sparks backlash in Spain

    Before Covid-19 brought the global travel industry to its knees in 2020, protest movements against overtourism had already emerged in Spain, especially in Barcelona.

  5. Anti-tourism attacks in Spain: who is behind them and what do they want?

    Anti-tourism activists have been targeting Barcelona, Majorca, Valencia and San Sebastián with protests - some of them involving violence. The goal seems to be to rail against the negative ...

  6. Barcelona is parched

    May 7, 2024 5:00 am CET. By Zia Weise. BARCELONA, Spain — As rain poured into Catalonia's parched capital, the tourists did, too. Yet while a damp April brought some relief to the drought-stricken Spanish region — which has been living under rain-starved skies for over three years — the crescendoing tourist season did not.

  7. Spain: 'Tourists go home'

    Hundreds of residents staged an anti-tourist protest in Barcelona on Friday to demand the local government take action to impose regulations on tourism and a...

  8. Can Barcelona Fix its Love-Hate Relationship With Tourists?

    Despite residents' protests, the number of tourists flooding into Barcelona soared over the past two decades, with nearly 12 million visiting the city of 1.6 million in 2019. But when COVID-19 ...

  9. Mass tourism returns to Barcelona -- so does debate

    The boom in tourism sparked a backlash, with regular protests, including one in 2017 where vigilantes slashed the tyres of an open-top tourist bus and spray-painted its windshields.

  10. Spain's mass tourism in candidates' crosshairs in election year

    Item 1 of 4 A man ties protest banners in the balcony of a building that was recently converted for tourist use at Sants neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain, May 19, 2023.

  11. 'Go home': Overtourism sparks backlash in Spain

    Before the Covid-19 pandemic brought the global travel industry to its knees in 2020, protest movements against overtourism had already emerged in Spain, especially in Barcelona. Now that pandemic ...

  12. 'Go home': Mass tourism sparks backlash in Spain

    Before the Covid-19 pandemic brought the global travel industry to its knees in 2020, protest movements against overtourism had already emerged in Spain, especially in Barcelona.

  13. Spain's beaches and restaurants targeted by anti-tourism activists

    Spain's beaches and restaurants targeted by anti-tourism activists. Protest groups have attacked hotspots and estate agents in the Balearic islands and on mainland. Terenia Taras. Saturday ...

  14. 'Tourists go home': anti-tourism industry protest in Barcelona

    Abstract. This profile looks at the wave of at times violent protests against the economic, social and environmental consequences of mass tourism in Barcelona, which came to international attention in the summer of 2017.

  15. The social construction of anti-tourism protest in tourist cities: a

    The anti-tourist social protest has gained prominence in cities such as Barcelona, and non-commercial purposes), subject to full. characterised by sustained tourism growth over recent decades (Gonzalez & Soliguer, 2022). This protest's emergence is interpreted as a consequence of touristification and the.

  16. Barcelona: Tourists scared for their lives as anti-tourist anger turns

    And Arran aren't the only ones fighting against it in Barcelona. The anti-tourist movement gained momentum when in June 2015, the city got a new mayor, Ada Colau — an outspoken critic of tourists.

  17. EXCLUSIVE: Locals in Spain give their verdict as wave of anti-tourism

    IT began in Mallorca in the summer of 2017, quickly followed in Barcelona and Valencia and now it has spread around almost all of Spain. The anti-tourism protests, organised by anarchist group ...

  18. Tourist-Phobia: Why Anti-Tourism Protests Have Exploded in Spain

    In 2016, Spain was officially the most-visited country in the world, with some 75.3 million visitors. The Catalan capital Barcelona alone received an estimated 34 million visitors, including day-trippers and cruise-ship clients, marking a 25% increase from 2012. It's no surprise, then, that the tourism industry is believed to account for 11% of the country's GDP, and as such is playing an ...

  19. Anti-tourism protesters in Barcelona slash tyres on sightseeing buses

    Anti-tourism protesters in Barcelona slash tyres on sightseeing buses and rental bikes Chris Leadbeater, Travel Correspondent 2 August 2017 • 1:12pm Related Topics. Barcelona, Europe, ...

  20. 'Tourists go home': anti-tourism industry protest in Barcelona

    Abstract. This profile looks at the wave of at times violent protests against the economic, social and environmental consequences of mass tourism in Barcelona, which came to international ...

  21. First Venice and Barcelona: now anti-tourism marches spread across

    There have also been protests in Mallorca and San Sebastián, where an anti-tourism march is planned for 17 August, to coincide with Semana Grande - a major festival of Basque culture.

  22. Anti-tourism protesters plan to target popular Spanish airport this

    Protests against overtourism could bring Palma de Mallorca 's airport to a halt this summer, impacting thousands of holidaymakers flying in and out of the popular destination. The activist group ...

  23. Anti-tourist protests in Spain planned as they say we 'can't ...

    Activists are planning 'anti-tourism' protests on a popular Spanish holiday island later this month. A group called Prou Eivissa (Enough Ibiza) is calling for restrictions to be imposed on ...

  24. Spain half-term holidays warning as anti-tourist protests planned on

    British travellers heading to Spain 's Balearic Islands for a half-term holiday could see their trips disrupted as mass anti-tourism protests are planned across several popular destinations ...

  25. Calls for limits on accommodation at Spanish holiday hotspot amid 'anti

    The comments come ahead of 'anti-tourism' protests planned in Majorca and Ibiza this week. On May 24 activist group Prou Eivissa (Enough Ibiza) has called for demonstrations, saying that ...

  26. The social construction of anti-tourism protest in tourist cities: a

    1. Introduction. The anti-tourist social protest has gained prominence in cities such as Barcelona, characterised by sustained tourism growth over recent decades (González & Soliguer, 2022).This protest's emergence is interpreted as a consequence of touristification and the social and economic inequalities generated within the local community by tourism (Hughes, 2018).

  27. Athens Sees Anti-Tourist Protests and Graffiti Amid Backlash

    May 15, 2024. Locals in Athens have started anti-tourist protests amid crisis of overtourism. Credit: Tilemahos Efthimiadis. CC BY 2.0/ flickr. Anti-tourist graffiti has appeared in Athens as the city joins the waves of protests that have hit Spain, calling for an end to over-tourism. The stunning capital of Greece, home to the Parthenon, has ...

  28. Girona calls for 'expat census' as anti-mass tourism sentiment in Spain

    The Canary Islands held mass protests against their tourism model in April, and locals in Málaga, Mallorca and Ibiza have planned demonstrations for similar reasons in May and June. The Catalan city of Girona has seen acts of vandalism against cycling businesses and a new neighbourhood association set up to protest against mass tourism and ...