Mass tourism in European cities like Barcelona and Mallorca is inspiring pushback from locals, who’ve organized major protests and even shot tourists with water guns.
There are plenty of reasons to worry about overtourism in some of the world’s most frequently visited cities, from skyrocketing CO2 emissions to increased gentrification and rising housing costs pushing out longtime residents. Last month, protesters took to the streets of various Spanish cities to demonstrate against their economic reliance on tourism, from Barcelona to Mallorca, sporting signs like “Tourists go home” and even spraying tourists with water guns.
It just polarizes society more and more between the winners and the losers. TV: ABDT’s website has a list of demands tied to the July 6 protest that include ending the public promotion of tourism, limiting airport infrastructure and recovering short-term and tourist apartments for the long-term residential rental market.
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