Don’t be angry at tourists, be angry at your government for making millions on tourist tax yet do nothing to help the locals.

@Joe-cb6ex

13 күн бұрын

Nah, we can be angry at both. And the businesses that run the tourist industry, as well.

@DRHOLEEFOOK

13 күн бұрын

​@@Joe-cb6exGovernment is by far the bigger issue. Don't blame people for wanting to go to the beach one week of the year they don't have to work.

@Joe-cb6ex

12 күн бұрын

@@DRHOLEEFOOK If you, as a tourist, are aware of the issue, as many are, you’re also to blame. I understand many are ignorant of it, but many aren’t, and simply don’t care

@kindlyignore

12 күн бұрын

@@Joe-cb6exdude. No one is aware of problems in your country, we are barely aware of all the problems in our own countries. People work hard and treat themselves to a few days away somewhere warm. That’s it! You think rich people go to Barcelona and stay in Airbnbs? Talk about useless anger.

@Joe-cb6ex

12 күн бұрын

@@kindlyignore Your ignorance isn’t my problem. If you’re going to take the time to organize a trip, read up about the place you’re going to.

So far this summer there’s been 3 music festivals, F1 tournament and other major events. Why host them if you don’t want tourists?

@mimimi3440

13 күн бұрын

So true !!!!!

@user-mz7de3kc3d

13 күн бұрын

@@mimimi3440the whole thing is just not adding up…

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

Music festivals aren't just for tourists you know...they are for the residents

@julianfernando19

13 күн бұрын

Eles não querem turistas pobres.

@zackysh_

13 күн бұрын

Welcome to the efficient spanish inaction around tourism, speculation and rental housing regulations

I just saw footage of residents harassing random (suspected) tourists in a cafe, and living in a highly touristic area myself, I must say that I am appalled. We have our problems with overtourism but never in my life would I think that we'd collectively go after unsuspecting people. Truly a shameful scene to watch.

@NoeliaRuiz-ls8yw

9 күн бұрын

As a spanish myself, I understand the protests but throwing water to tourists who actually are being civic, it's just unnecessary.

@SmilingNinja

9 күн бұрын

​@@NoeliaRuiz-ls8yw Exactly! Tourism is a problem, but this is not how to solve it. I'm sure Spanish tourists wouldn't like it if they were sprayed with water when they visit Paris, London, Rome, New York or Amsterdam.

@Sandro-tp8qt

9 күн бұрын

​​@@NoeliaRuiz-ls8ywit's plain racist. Catalans are not only nationalists, but even xenophobes (and hypocrites, because I doubt the protesters were never once tourists abroad)

@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403

7 күн бұрын

@@NoeliaRuiz-ls8yw Yes, I saw that. They were shooting the tourists with water guns. The average tourist has no idea what's going on in Barcelona.

@briantbmoth6472

5 күн бұрын

Very rude. No reason for me to visit. I don’t want to speak Spanish anyway.

This is the same country that complained of lack of tourists during Pandemic

@sophiedong7481

12 күн бұрын

Yeah, they just talk a lot 🙃

@johnc3525

12 күн бұрын

Yeah, because the pandemic was then and this is now. Duh.

@malahammer

12 күн бұрын

No they didn't.

@drewbranch7700

11 күн бұрын

@@sophiedong7481Sophie,they do talk a lot!

@MP-ir6ic

11 күн бұрын

We want sustainable tourism, not drunk party people tourism like what we get. It only makes prices go up and creates problems

*I'm from Tunisia and I want to say to tourists you are welcome in my country 💖 we have weather better than the weather in barcelona , we have food better than the food in barcelona and we have beaches better than the beaches in barcelona , Tunisia = 🍝🍽🌞⛱🌊🥂*

@gloriaterry333

4 күн бұрын

Thank you! ❤

@johnobrien9971

Күн бұрын

I'm off to Tunisia

I love Barcelona. It's a beautiful city. The bigger issue is real estate speculation and lack of affordable housing for Catalonians.

@nunyabidness3075

13 күн бұрын

So, basically, you’re being racist and marxist and thinking you are being virtuous? Really? I know this sounds mean, but hopefully it snaps you out of your thinking. I don’t know your city well, but I know many others. Your government is likely causing most of your problems, and doing it because the people approve without connecting the policies with the results. Too many Airbnb’s are a result of too much tax and regulation on hospitality businesses. Too much tourism is often a result of too much spending and subsidies on tourism. Unaffordable housing means you likely have too many housing regulations, zoning, subsidy for ownership, etc. I’m afraid the USA has been letting everyone down. We are supposed to be an example of freedom and equality and free markets, but for over a century, we’ve been slowly turning into a mixed economy with a huge central government. We’ve been living off advantages from after WW2 for decades, so we’ve been faking it all.

@ghosthdel3098

13 күн бұрын

You cant have both. Humans are greedy, unless you/ your family or friends are affected you will not care wether you are the politicians or an indepenent landlord. If you have money it is good, you can create life with money and you cn also end lives with money - it is the best ever instruments created by humans. Do yoou like money?

@davidmaisel8062

13 күн бұрын

@@ghosthdel3098 I don't like not having money but I could live with having to stay in a hotel on vacation. Probably, most people could live with that too. It's a far better option than being hated by the people who live in the place I love to visit.

@jpg6113

13 күн бұрын

Don't forget African crime and rape which really is a problem in all of Europe

@richatlarge462

13 күн бұрын

@@jpg6113 But in Barcelona you also get pickpocketing by "the Romani people" lol.

I mean, is it the fault of the tourists who just want to make a visit, or the local authorities who fail miserably to manage the whole situation? Who is responsible for this problem, the tourists or the local gov? Protesting against the tourists instead of the gov makes no sense.

@daikucoffee5316

13 күн бұрын

They probably expect the government to act on their behalf but the money from tourism convinces them otherwise

@nokaton

13 күн бұрын

@@daikucoffee5316 Still makes no sense to project the anger towards the tourists instead of the gov itself.

@GTA5Player1

13 күн бұрын

Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I mean, there's a reason that old guy kept repeating: "It's complicated"

@delta_glider4362

13 күн бұрын

@@nokaton>Still makes no sense to project the anger towards the tourists instead of the gov itself. It's easier and much safer (and requare no actual work on the problem). 🤐

@trartalacrem

13 күн бұрын

And In Barcelona there is a huge structural problem with "immobiliarias", real mafias, that own too much houses and ground and speculate. Tourists are just the top of the iceberg.

"Not enough rich people for everyone" I didn't expect to hear such a sentence in my life

@eliotness4029

13 күн бұрын

"Not enough rich people for everyone" wasting money on each step

@Gruffydom

13 күн бұрын

Not enough rich husbands for women either.

@eliotness4029

13 күн бұрын

@@Gruffydom Not enough rich husbands for each and every women in Spain

@ANTheWhizkid

13 күн бұрын

That’s not what he said. You completely misunderstood it.

@Haderva

13 күн бұрын

If everyone was rich overcrowding would not be a problem due to being able to afford better options.

I am from Amsterdam and we have the same problems. Having said that, let's not forget that Spain was an economic waste basket before it was discovered as a tourist destination. Next to finding a better balance in the flow of tourism they should damn grateful.

We welcome tourists in Greece as well every year. But you have to understand that a small country cannot be overwhelmed with 36 million people in just three months. The cost of living for locals is higher now and there’s no gain for us. We have to go on vacation in September even October because of this situation. We want tourism when it’s done responsibly. Enjoy your summer please try to respect all as they would respect you in your country if they visited. ❤

@misschicka2831

11 күн бұрын

With all due respect, respect your comment would mean tourists not coming to respect the country of Greece. But would Greece get by without the income generated by tourism?

@thelonereed2765

11 күн бұрын

@@misschicka2831 I see your point here. My comments aim was to send the message to the tourists that they can visit here even in May/ early June/ late September even October. Greece’s rising temperatures are a perfect opportunity for them to enjoy the sea and the sun plus lower prices in air and accommodation. This way they won’t all come here in July and August cause issues, overpay and pass out in the mountains while trekking. Since our government is greedy we the locals are trying to give out this message to the tourists. This way we all win. Happy summer. Visit Greece. I’ll take my holidays in Crete in October beautiful beaches.

I don’t think it’s the tourist fault for wanting to visit a Country. I don’t understand how that has to do with Tourism being the problem instead of government at fault? I’m confuse. You put the blame on tourist because government isn’t listening to you. That’s a government problem not a tourist.

@Joe-cb6ex

12 күн бұрын

They’re both at fault, especially of the tourists know they’re causing a problem.

@RipperGand

10 күн бұрын

Both are a problem in Barcelona. The government doesn't bother to handle tourism because they live uptown in expensive, quiet neighbourhoods and it doesn't directly affect them. However, there's a new type of tourist - the low budget tourist - that revolves around low-middle income people who use budget airlines and hostels to travel around. This type of tourist, with little to no investment capability, will also bring about rowdy behavior, no travel etiquette and no consideration for the locals, ruining whole quarters and plazas with litter, waste and bringing a terrible ambience to otherwise romantic and quiet places. That's why they mention "wealthy tourists" in the video, referring to people with a larger capability to invest, more discrete, often sticking to their resorts, hotels, private boats or shying away from airbnb's or short-term rentals. It's also NOT the type of tourist who will go on a pub crawl, throw cans at cars, harrass local women/men, urinate in some old granny's porch, etc., which is what Barcelona has by the thousands. I did a research project at Universitat de Barcelona and even I, who was not a local, had trouble with the tourists. It's infernal.

@Joe-cb6ex

10 күн бұрын

@@RipperGandMuy buen análisis. Raramente se hace esta diferencia. Pero hay que reconocer que el turista rico tb es peligroso si viene para especular con la vivienda, cosa muy común en ciudades costeras

I live in a tourism town. Crowds can be understandable. Short-term rentals make life unaffordable for the local. It needs to be strictly limited.

@professionaltaxevader4638

13 күн бұрын

True, also it strips national life from the streets. Cafes for locals become brunches for tourists and any utility shop disappears.

@eldebtor6973

13 күн бұрын

move

@dx-ek4vr

13 күн бұрын

With how many stories I'm hearing of places getting overtouristed, it seems like the only places that are _not_ getting too many tourists are literal warzones

@richatlarge462

13 күн бұрын

That's correct. All the local government needs to do is limit the private short-term rentals to non-citizens, and the rest will take care of itself, in terms of a local market rate for housing.

@sherriem9594

9 күн бұрын

Yeah, so protest the government and make your issue clear against rich people purchasing properties for short term rentals. Harassing the tourists is assanine. You don't want to stop tourism, these protests could have a knock on affect on local businesses and hotel occupancy. The hostility from what is being shown seems misdirected in my opinion.

i think i'll just stay home. everywhere that's interesting is crowded and expensive.

@Invisiblewiz

13 күн бұрын

Get creative and explore alternative destinations.

@cincogus

13 күн бұрын

Same

@hristohristov3026

13 күн бұрын

⁠@@hlvr123yes, and also not interesting

@GTA5Player1

13 күн бұрын

Even when travelling to popular destinations, you can always follow certain tips to avoid the worst crowds!

@TatarCheeseCake

13 күн бұрын

@@hristohristov3026well if interesting for you means famous monuments and instagrammable locations, then probably. But if you are interested in local cultures, food, architecture, nature or just exploring local routine life that is different from yours, then this world still has a lot to offer.

Stop using AirBNB and other places meant for residents and get a hotel instead. So glad my city outlawed AirBNB.

@AyaaAcademia

13 күн бұрын

also at this point, with AirBNB prices being as high or even higher than hotel + the need to do chores, it makes no sense to opt for them over a full-service hotel tbh

@bp8220

13 күн бұрын

@@AyaaAcademia I'll use it on off cases, like if its a spare room in a flat with someone who owns it or belonging to a local who meets you there and doesn't have 50+ other properties. Also for high price locations like Nice France, where hotels charge a lot just because they can due to the prestige of it and not be of that actual value. Not paying $2000 for a week for a shoebox and 25$ for eggs and a croissant in the morning when I can get a whole apartment for half that with kitchenette and washer and basically just don't leave a mess and take out the trash at the end of the week? An Airbnb owner individually isn't the problem, but corporate owners with dozens or hundreds of properties in one city, Foreign investors that own luxury condos that stay empty just as a means to own an asset they can leverage against to borrow more money and buy more assets, and also sprinkle in a little zoning bureaucracy.

@TonyYayo-vz9ri

13 күн бұрын

Nah imma keep using it, stay mad brokie 🤡

@GTA5Player1

13 күн бұрын

How about no?

@delta_glider4362

13 күн бұрын

@@AyaaAcademia it still make sence if hotels are all booked off or too far away from point you want. 🤷‍♀

Tourism is a double edged sword. Good for businesses but bad for local residents. 😁

@johnc3525

12 күн бұрын

That's why a balance is needed. The problem isn't tourism, it's over-tourism.

@JR-rf9sq

9 күн бұрын

The type of tourists that come also make a big difference though (I don’t necessarily mean rich or poor), more like… the archetype.

@GekkoV

7 күн бұрын

La sobreexplotacion de algo es siempre mala. Subid los precios y se autoregulara por si solo.

They fight overtourism by being rude, offering the worst service anywhere you go. Barcelona you won, you are offering such a bad time I am never coming back

@Adam-nw1vy

13 күн бұрын

Nothing worse than giving money to someone who treats you like ish.

@patrickokeeffe539

13 күн бұрын

Yes went there to meet a family member. We were both in Spain and Barcelona was a half way point. We couldn’t wait to leave.

@MrCanalon

13 күн бұрын

Tell your family and friends please!

@patrickokeeffe539

13 күн бұрын

@@seansean2929 Do not worry, you just just have to visited once to know it is a very unwelcoming place.

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

Great please stay away

Barcelona: Fight against overtourism ✅ Fight against pickpocket ❌

@leoni7649

13 күн бұрын

pickpickets are there for turists, so reducing one will reduce the other too (partially).

@gargoyle7863

13 күн бұрын

Pickpocketing is fighting against tourism. 🤣

@felipepipi1780

13 күн бұрын

@@gargoyle7863 more pickpocket please

@jgp1294

12 күн бұрын

US: Fighting against women’s right to choose ✅ Fighting against guns killing children ❌

@Fiorellandia

11 күн бұрын

Barcelona is fighting neither.

Last month I stayed in Barcelona for 4 days, my staying was 4 days too long! Overcrowded and unsafe!

@PHlophe

11 күн бұрын

Honey, you just had anxiety and that is on ya. Take a few pills it'll pass. Dont blame tourists , if you advertise goods people will flock to it . I am fine em Barcelona.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Yep dont come!

We have a lot of problems with tourists in New Zealand. You'll often see people holding up signs like this protesting against tourism. The hotel chains get rich off tourists and that means more money for wealthy foreign families like the Hiltons, but New Zealanders make minimum wage serving food and drinks and so the people here struggle to pay their rent. As housing is used for AirBnbs and tourist accommodation, our living costs are so high here now. We have extreme disparity between rich and poor now.

@PHlophe

11 күн бұрын

You meant to say the money stays in Pakeha hands and indigenous Maoris NZ are seeing a red cent . This is the real tea. If you've got to speak on it then go all the way in mate

@sstills951

10 күн бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. New Zealand was on my bucket list. However I am not a big traveler and when I do travel, I prefer to stay away from touristy places so maybe I wouldn't contribute to the problem you speak of.

@jlivb

6 күн бұрын

Blame yall government

Visiting Barcelona and other awesome cities around 30 Years a go my favored lodging was local pensionas driven by locals and eating in local tavernas with a distinct local flavor. Now property investors and food chains have squeezed out the locals, depriving them of the benefits and leaving them with even more downsides. No wonder people get fed up.

There were a lot of whining during covid because there were no tourists. Cafés, restaurants etc went bankrupt. They demanded the borders to open, so the money/tourist would come back. Now? Just send us your money, but stay away. Right? Don't blame the tourists when it's the local police and politicians who needs to step up.

@Joe-cb6ex

13 күн бұрын

Businesses dependent on tourism bitched and moaned when there weren’t tourists. The locals didn’t. We were happy. We were glad to see the streets so quiet.

@davidbekhs

12 күн бұрын

Actually the locals were extremely happy during covid, what are you talking about?

@NomadicIslanders

12 күн бұрын

@@davidbekhsyea the locals are usually happy while the country to literally going broke. Then they will be mad that there is no money for government funded things. You can’t have them both. You can’t have zero tourism but still expect your country to have the influx of money to fund your healthcare and subsidize your industries so prices on things like groceries can be affordable for you.

@Fiorellandia

11 күн бұрын

I blame the tourist for how they behave.

@misschicka2831

11 күн бұрын

They think the tax revenue is going to cover everything and that the government will immediately hand out handouts in an economic downturn.. Oh, oh Spaniards. That's not how any economy works! 😏🤣🤣

Sorry, you guys need to the caribbean in barbados or antigua if you want beautiful beaches with blue clear water... The beach in this video looks awful in comparison.

I am a former resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A. What is happening in Barcelona at this moment is exactly what has been occurring in Fort Lauderdale for the past decade. Local politicians see tourists as an easy source of income for their communities (and their paycheques). These politicians are eager to lure in the multi-millionaires and drive away the lower and middle income residents. In addition, greedy landowners buying up properties and transforming them into short-term Airbnb rental apartments are contributing to the problem. Local greed is the source of the overtourism problem.

same in Hawaii and Venice. they advertise to get tourists and want tourist $ but treat the tourists like outcasts while they're visiting. build a stronger economy outside of tourism. otherwise stop taking it out on tourists while you're taking their money

@sstills951

10 күн бұрын

"outcasts"? I think there's another word that Hawaiians and Venetians would use for tourists.

@teeconsigliano7631

10 күн бұрын

@sstills951 yes and if i use that word my comment will be deleted

So you're protesting and attacking tourists but a huge amount of spanish students are going all over Europe for jobs? Maybe we should restrict that too...

I was pushed out of my country, Portugal, because of tourism. I totally get them. I just couldn't afford the housing market anymore as a doctorate student. They treat tourists better than the locals, I'm not going back.

@75THRANGER1

13 күн бұрын

Sounds like you need a better degree

@tomadevil1

13 күн бұрын

It is not the problem of Portugal only. Austria is overwhelmed with tourists too. The prices are like in Switzerland, salaries are low

@RichardUpstanding

13 күн бұрын

Tourism is the distraction that governments use to hide their shortcomings. In most of these countries the issue is lack of housing and infrastructure for the local population, but by blaming the tourists the government can avoid blame. Unfortunately in the long term that will also mean less income and jobs for local people if tourism slows.

@tomstarwalker

13 күн бұрын

You can afford, but you were a PhD student. 😂

@marcialabrahantes3369

13 күн бұрын

​that is the entire west if you don't have a specialized STEM degree it seems :( ​@@tomadevil1

Wow I was planning to study abroad in Barcelona this upcoming December, but I guess not anymore. 👀

pick pockets heaven. beware. do not leave your bag open.

A complex topic indeed! Good luck finding a wise solution Barcelona 🍀 I think you’re on to something.

@BarcelonaMariaMafia

13 күн бұрын

I think the city is on drugs

@tomstarwalker

13 күн бұрын

​@@BarcelonaMariaMafiacorrect, decriminalised cannabis, more than 10000 empty flats in the center alone and lots of room for expanding tourism along the railway line. Yet, no solution. Everyone just wants a cheap flat in Poblenou. 😂😂

When you have the theme park effect in countries where by you oversaturate a space, create paywalls to circumvent that overcrowding and then those profits do not trickle down, you know exactly who benefits.

@sstills951

10 күн бұрын

My thoughts exactly. If the economics worked out fairly, there wouldn't be a problem.

I visit Europe in the winter, never had to wait in line. I want a beach, I go to Florida.

@AbraXas-bi9ux

13 күн бұрын

winter is high season only in the alps and partially in the nordics..try it out in sommer and you will experience a different drama

@75THRANGER1

13 күн бұрын

Or you can visit less touristy places… turkey, is a prime example 😊

@wilsan806

13 күн бұрын

​@@75THRANGER1 Istanbul and Ismir are both quite packed with tourists. Can't speak for other places, but I would imagine the capital was as well.

@risinbison1106

13 күн бұрын

@@75THRANGER1 I’ve been to Turkey, amazing country! Istanbul, the ancient cites and the food, all a lifetime memory that I highly recommend. It’s hard to find places anymore that don’t have high tourist populations which is why I try to visit in the off months.

@Just_another_Euro_dude

13 күн бұрын

Southern Europe as a WHOLE got beach lenghts like 20 Floridas dude. 😂😂😂😂😂 Literally ALL kinds of beaches exist in southern Europe. Sandy, rocky, beaches, long beaches, short beaches, famous beaches with a lot of people, less famous beaches with plenty of room, etc. Just avoid the hot spots and you will find fantastic half empty beach in southern Europe in no time at all. Southern Europe is 200 million people with a HUGE and VERY diverse coastline. Dumb for any European to go to Florida instead of the southern Europe. The trip alone is expensive. For others i don't know. Maybe it's better for Americans. For Europeans certainly NOT.

My heart aches for Spain. Imagine how they'll handle this issue by 2030, when *EVEN MORE* foreigners will be traveling.

If you've ever been to the tourist zones of Barcelona, you too will be surprised that they found so many people for this video who actually speak Spanish.

The residents are not the problem. The problem is that people who come to this city dont respect it. Pissing on the streets, shouting at 4 am, leaving trash on the beaches, i live here and its unbearable. And i have lived in London and Amsterdam and never felt the suffocation i do here from the tourism. Its horrible. Sick of the bachelor parties, people literally act like they just got out of prison when they come here.

@nir4a

13 күн бұрын

People pee on the streets mostly because lack of sufficient number of free public toilets. Don’t spit into the well you a drinking from. Tourism is the bread and butter of Barcelona

@coriolan1963

13 күн бұрын

What a sad situation! My mother had her apartment in Tres Torres, so she never felt that problem, but that area has become horribly expensive now.

@RyrienaHoustonBorn

13 күн бұрын

What’s sad is my mom would have yelled at me if we didn’t respect someone’s else’s home or city like we do ours. She was like god made us to look after every part of this earth not just one place that means don’t litter etc. Be grateful that you’re here in a place like Barcelona and keep it like it is for others to enjoy.

@luzojeda6030

13 күн бұрын

I felt the same in Amsterdam and guilty being another tourist no matter how behaved.

@GTA5Player1

13 күн бұрын

Okay, so if u don't do those obviously problematic things, I'm Gucci. Good to know!

Would it be cost effective for Spain (and other countries) to require a visa to travel there and once a certain number of visas are reached, that's it. No more tourists for that time period? Same thing goes for the short term rental permits. Or would it be too complicated to manage a system like this?

The government needs to restrict/ban Airbnbs and regulate tourism. It's not the fault of the tourists.

Seems like a simple solution would be to control how many people are allowed to visit

@sstills951

10 күн бұрын

Oh wow that is a simple solution. You know what? You're a smart person.

Best approaches for tourism caps are three-fold: Auctioned permits, granted permits, and lottery permits. Auctioned permits pay the extra costs, granted permits keep attracting good people, and lottery permits let average people get their fair share.

@HKspurs10

14 күн бұрын

They can do that for the canary islands but hard to implement for mainland cities like Barcelona. I would say a better way is a blanket goods and services tax. Then have a universal basic income scheme for poorer households

@GTA5Player1

13 күн бұрын

What kind of permits? Permits to who?

@dudermcdudeface3674

13 күн бұрын

@@GTA5Player1 Rooms? City attractions?

@GTA5Player1

13 күн бұрын

@@dudermcdudeface3674 So you would tell hotels and site operators how many people they're allowed to let in? That's just annoying...

@dudermcdudeface3674

13 күн бұрын

@@GTA5Player1 You already do. It's called fire codes.

the money from the tourists should be distributed to the locals

@ryss1

13 күн бұрын

How is it not :DD

@delta_glider4362

13 күн бұрын

Usually tourist's attraction points on federal budget. So do locals would pay full price for it maitance and repair too then?

@claudiocerezo1644

13 күн бұрын

Communist?

@SurfLouco

13 күн бұрын

If a local has an airbnb, it goes to the local. If a local has a restaurant, it goes to the local. If a local makes experiences related to tourism (Sightseeing, photography, surf lessons), it goes to the local. Stop being a cry baby and go do something to make money, don't expect the government to give it to you. This is the problem with "European" mentality. The state is the daddy, everybody looking for a handout.

@felipepipi1780

13 күн бұрын

@@ryss1 It just doesn't. Tourism benefits only a sector of a society. I live in a city that has been hostage of European tourism for almost two decades now. It is just terrible to live here. The only happy locals are those who own restaurants and airbnbs, and many of those are even locals or nationals.

Why are you going to there where local people are not hospitable and not happy to meet you? There are many other places where you are welcome.

@AlexWestLondon24

11 күн бұрын

Try this one instead: Why are you travelling to Barcelona, where locals are not welcoming and not happy to see you? There are many other places like Amsterdam, Venice, Paris, New York, Firenze, Roma, Madrid and many many others, all of them with the same problem, and you’ll not be welcome either…😎

@sstills951

10 күн бұрын

@@AlexWestLondon24 Yeah I think you just reiterated what they just said.

@AlexWestLondon24

9 күн бұрын

@@sstills951 Not at all, just the opposite…😉

I came to Barcelona twenty years ago, and the service at the time was awful I promised never returning and see that awful attitude is still there

This also happen in Bali

@OMGz1122

12 күн бұрын

yea I immediately crossed off visiting Bali once i saw models and influencers populating.

@TheAlmightyClipse

9 күн бұрын

An Aussie bogan's paradise

@dewanggaaramada9535

9 күн бұрын

@TheAlmightyClipse right now the problem not just Aussie. Russian, Ukrainian Arab and Indian also make problems. Especially Russian

As always DW is helping to misunderstand and create confrontation. The problem is again the government, not tourists. Companies that allows to use residential flats as tourist accommodation. The space of a city for tourists shall be the places as they can offer in hotels. Companies that own thousands of buildings around the city is what you listen mixing the news and creating confusion about what the problem is. They do not care about the absurd prices for renting.

😂. Strange, we were in Barcelona and Valencia before the Americas Cup in 2007 and 2024. That regattas participation is at minimum 100 million dollars for a boat ⛵. We were in Valencia in 2006, a full year before the race and chated with a sailor, a Canadian, and imagine he and his shipmates were spending plenty in the city.

Same problem at Everest...too many people with too much money to throw away, and the urge to brag with friends at cocktail parties "I've been to Everest".

@richatlarge462

13 күн бұрын

People should be free to visit anywhere in the world, but also local officials should limit the flow when necessary at certain times.

Do Barcelonians realize how much money the city makes from tourism? 🙄

If Spain still has an official tourism website or marketing campaign encouraging people to come, it's Spain's fault, not the tourists.

The problem is cheap tourism for everybody. AirB&Bs and cheap flights have made tourism a massed problem. People go on holiday more often as it is more affordable. But they dont go to small towns, mountainplaces or the such. They all go to big cities. To places less than an hour from the airport, and olaces with the potencial for many apts. And that is killing places like Barcelona or Lisbon.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Totally true

The big issue is regulation according to the needs of the local population, in order to accommodate locals and tourists without invading space of each other.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Thanks for understanding

i understand our spanish brothers and sisters. I'm italian, i'm from the city of Pisa... that alone would make you understand how many tourists we have because of the leaning tower. Pisa,florence,rome.... they feel more like museum cities to attract tourists than real livable city anymore. Anything and everything for money rather than thinking about the locals. Visiting florence as a local is a nightmare.

I get your point! Ex: I’ve seen more of the Sistine Chapel on KZread than I did actually being herded through it like cattle. I was there on June 14 and they wouldn’t let us stop. All I wanted to do was stop and look up at it (which I don’t think is too much of a request), but every time I did, I would either I would step on the person in front of me or get stepped on by the person behind me. Also, you get jostled by the people to your right and left.

Global turism with shared housing apps increased locals rents leaving them to leave, sad!.

Please let's not forget to condemn Ryanair.

@johnc3525

12 күн бұрын

True. And overpopulation.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Yep that's where all begun

@Sandro-tp8qt

9 күн бұрын

Let's not forget the existence of humans daring to want to visit other countries

Hello. My partner and I have been planning to visit Barcelona for a long time this month. In view of the events and the protests against overtourism, would it be better not to go to this magnificent city? We'd be staying at TERRASSA, about twenty kilometers from Barcelona. We'd also visit Taragona.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Terrassa is worth nothing tbh, Tarragona is okay-ish. They have quite a few Roman Ruines. Beach is nothing really special. Enjoy your stay.

Same thing here in Kyoto😬

Overtourism troubles South Korea too, from neighbor countries.

@sstills951

10 күн бұрын

I'm guessing not so much from the north border?

Visit a country which actually welcomes you. Barcelona was a bad experience I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone

@Chris-rf6xj

13 күн бұрын

Just to be sure.. Barcelona is a city, not a country👍

@fergal2424

13 күн бұрын

Barcelona is a city not the entire country of Spain. And tourists no very little of the actual nice things Barcelona offers, just the trash aimed at the tourists themselves who waddle up Las Ramblas and stupidly gaze at La Sagrada Familia while getting robbed.

@patrickokeeffe539

13 күн бұрын

@@Jaylio I live in Spain, so usually holiday there. Barcelona is the only place so far I will not be returning. So happy to see the locals, do not want me back too, so i will be happy to oblige. Highly recommend Malaga, in fact the whole south of Spain.

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

Yayy stay away please!!!!

The home office should advise British people to avoid Spain for safety reasons. It is not safe there.

I was just there minimum 400-500 for airbnb.. crazy

now i get why there are so many pickpocketers. to fight against the overtourism! brilliant!

People need to step up and take control over the flow of tourism.

I did study abroad last year in Barcelona and I loved it .

Bhutan does a good job to control over tourism.

So glad I live in Canada where most of our natural treasures are not over crowded.

@BluffyMoo

13 күн бұрын

You're fortunate at the moment due to the large vast open spaces there in Canada unlike large crowded, vibrant, and historical European cities. It's only a matter of time before larger Canadian cities go that route. Toronto and Vancouver these days have changed drastically compared to just a few decades ago due to the huge influx of largely Asian immigrants.

@arilebon

13 күн бұрын

A matter of time. Banff, Jasper, Whistler are unbearable due to the volume of tourists. Locals are priced out.

@SportNut1

13 күн бұрын

Wait till you come to Ontario. I can't believe what happened here

@nekola203

13 күн бұрын

I'm a photographer in Toronto. The number of visitors to places in and around Ontario recently has turned these beautiful and once quaint places into crowded mess.

@ph11p3540

13 күн бұрын

@@nekola203 I live in Alberta, Everything is really spread out. Even Banff has few issues

Such a difficult topic. Really goes to show that smart and enforced regulation is everything when it comes to business.

@coriolan1963

13 күн бұрын

I agree. Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, all having the same problem.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

It's about, as usual, poor vs rich classes. Rich live from Tourism, poor only "enjoy" it by basically be thrown away from they neighborhood due to Airbnb's and stuff like it.

Over tourism is happening around the world.... It's a good thing Spain is never on my bucket list, I love the rest of the Mediterranean and visited Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, Morocco many times in each country

I’ve never been to Barcelona and I understand residents often don’t like tourists we get them where I live as the local council has been trying to turn it into a destination but I’m not sure what the answer is as the countries often bombard adverts on visit Barcelona etc…. Maybe Airbandb is the thing that’s thrown it over the edge in many places well that and the usual human greed….

I live in Barcelona, and to be honest I understand why some people want to stop overtourism, sometimes it can be a bit annoying to have all the people in the streets when you are trying to go about your day. But in all honesty, how do you regulate that? I personally love travelling and I like that I can go from Barcelona to any other corner of the world cheaply and conveniently, and I dont want that right to be taken away from me, so I wouldnt do it to other people.

@KimB10M

13 күн бұрын

Don't you live in England?

@sashalivesinengland

13 күн бұрын

@@KimB10M No I used to, I've been living in Barcelona for the past 2 years now :D

@MP-ir6ic

11 күн бұрын

You are part of the problem

@PHlophe

11 күн бұрын

@@sashalivesinengland No Papi, le them enjoy the city , off season. its not their fault you Latinos keep advertising this city as Gaudi city con Paella etc.. what i know is that unemployment is insane in barcelona so its a double edge sword.

@sashalivesinengland

11 күн бұрын

@@PHlophe wtf you mean latino I'm literally ukrainian and paella comes from valencia?😅

lol let their real estate prices fall and make these locals poorer 🤣

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Yes pls

renting a house has gone up due to airbnb, if they didnt go up i think residents would be not so desperate, i think they would be more ok with the other const of having tourism. someone has to listen to them and give them something positive. this is what happens when you try to squeeze as muhc money as possible and ignore the rest, you eventually get problems.

I think city governments especially in places like Barcelona, Paris, London etc...should absolutely limit tourism. how, is a much tougher question.

Get out to the country in search of original Spanish classical guitars, please.

Tourism is the least of their concerns. I visited Barcelona last year.

People needs to show their disapproval in some sort. You can't expect tourist to know that they're not welcome, when all they see is "beautiful Barcelona" ads. Any tourist with self respect won't visit Barcelona if they knew that they weren't welcome.

This is too much to watch , i can't imagine how living in Barcelona looks like nowadays. I've visited Spain 1994.. I know it has changed a lot since then

I hope they get what they wish for. Most of theirs tourists are wealthier than the locals, hence why they can travel there during peak season. The ultra rich tourists they are begging for will come and buy up their properties and create more AirBnBs or even worst, expensive apartments for locals.

Oh well. It’ll be too hot there soon anyway.

I had the pleasure to live there 9 years of my life. Amazing city!!But this amout of tourists will raise the cost of apartements, with salary not moving up for everyone. They need to control the turism

I have seen Barcelona on a tv, is very beautiful I want to visit it. As soon as I make 5.000 euros I will go and visit Barcelona with my family.

I have this friend, he travels a lot for work and he went to Barcelona. He said the locals are extremely rude, some of the worst he has experienced in his travels. I think people should just stop going to those places so they can drown in their own misery. I want to see them crying later because the economy is bad.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Yes please don't come

@gregap8282

9 күн бұрын

@@danigonzalez4299 exactly, plus there are better places to see in the world.

@barbaras5874

8 күн бұрын

​@@gregap8282 much much better places, the world is huge. Let's forget the horrible people who live in Spain and concentrate on amazing places.

Ah… blame the tourists NOT the government.

I agree. I was there last year as a tourist. The crowds on the streets took away all the joy of sightseeing. I wanted to leave the city as soon as possible. Dirt, homeless people and thieves everywhere.

Phew, so glad i skipped barcelona on my trip to spain. Andalusia was beautiful that I dont feel the need to go north

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Nice! Thanks dont come

@Sandro-tp8qt

9 күн бұрын

​@@danigonzalez4299And you also don't go out from Barcelona 😂 I suppose if noone can enter Barcelona it's fair to ask that nobody gets out from Barcelona.

Plenty of other European countries welcome tourists... Go ahead keep make them feel unwelcome... This people already forget how hard covid-19 effect Spain economy..

@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll

13 күн бұрын

Plenty of other European countries are also discussing how to manage overtourism. E.g. here in Norway.

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

Barcelona was just fine.

@anubizz3

13 күн бұрын

@@carolinaaguilar4038 Barcelona get plenty of tourists during covid?

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

Not as many as now,hunny.​@@anubizz3

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

Barcelona doesn't need to support the whole Spain economy, so do not come thanks

Tourist should stay in hotel! Airbnb is causing over tourism! Also people travel to posting on social medias 😒

The note suggests urging the government to utilize the funds received from tourism to renovate vacant apartment buildings for local residents. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of erecting a sign at beaches, indicating that nudity is only allowed for beachgoers.

As far as I understand, the problem is housing. Here are just a few ideas for the government: - Everyone with more than two apartments/houses should pay higher taxes. - Only Barcelona residents should have the right to buy an apartment/house. - Only Spanish residents should have the right to rent for long term.

@danigonzalez4299

9 күн бұрын

That would be something

@jlivb

6 күн бұрын

For their government to essentially lose money? Sure

@jlivb

6 күн бұрын

For their government to essentially lose money? Sure

One day, no tourists will be there. And the city will be poorer from it.

@bvbxiong5791

14 күн бұрын

yup. be careful what you wish for.

@siarnaqfrost4968

13 күн бұрын

they can't have the cake and eat it too. money is money. if they want it, sacrifices must be made.

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

The city will be just fine.

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

​@siarnaqfrost4968 sorry but I won't sacrifice my city by allowing people to come here and treat it like a garbage disposal

@berlinerjung5304

13 күн бұрын

same happened to Mallorca

We're putting off travel to Europe maybe forever

@jiaheung4628

12 күн бұрын

Come to Europe in December and January and it’s not crowded with over tourism.

You can’t be half way aggressive and hurtful. What about the hard working waiters who lost a tourist? What about the wrong tourist who has family in Barcelona.

Sagrada Familia is a basilica, not a cathedral.

Are the local businesses also complaining about too many toursists?

@YoutubeMarc722

13 күн бұрын

It’s not a problem of quantity but quality.

@davidbekhs

12 күн бұрын

Cheap kebab restaurants are irrelevant

@Goxilla

12 күн бұрын

@@KZreadMarc722 what do you mean by that?

@NomadicIslanders

12 күн бұрын

Nope

@NomadicIslanders

12 күн бұрын

@@KZreadMarc722so you want the rich tourist, like the ones in this same video who are attending the America’s Cup but also plan to buy up Barcelona properties and turn them into AirBnB? Those rich tourists? 😂 You all seem to forget that rich tourists are looking at investing, everywhere they go and not for the country’s gain or the benefit the locals but for THEIR gain. They are far worst than the tourist who visit for 3 days.

80% of the tourists who go to Barcelona have no knowledge of architecture and Gaudi’s work. For them it is a kind of Disneyland…

In the late 80's, Spain a 'cheap' place to vacation. 'Cheap' as in 'inexpensive,' BUT it beautiful. Plus. If you read Hemingway, some of the 'haunting' dark countryside, leave deep impression, when you taking train. It like the land from some sort of 'twisty,' very 'earth color' art 'vision.' Now Spain expensive. My nephew gone there twice, once to see Messi play and 2nd time, he take trip with friends. Europe this awesome place, but I think if everyone, going to Spain, at this time, it the 'default' choice of people, who no nowhere to go, and that why if you smart, you go some place else. You know? Instead of Barcelona, hit the beach town/cities via train, like Teragona. If you luicky, you might be in town for festival. I no like Spain until I go with friend, hang out til 3AM at bike race festival. Beautiful gathering of people.

Barcelona is actually not even worth visiting in the summer. You want to see the the architecture and gaudi? Make 2 day halt in the beginning of winters and that'll be enough.

I understand locals will have difficulties e.g. affordability, lack of available properties. However, they need to make sure their anger is directed at local govt not tourists. In other areas of Spain, anti-tourism protests have already led to significant drops in financial revenue- does Barcelona want to follow?

@Joe-cb6ex

13 күн бұрын

It’s directed at both. You can choose not to visit if you know it causes a problem. It’s on you, too

@richatlarge462

13 күн бұрын

@@Joe-cb6ex So a person with wanderlust will simply never see Barcelona, ever?

@Joe-cb6ex

12 күн бұрын

@@richatlarge462 Lol, yeah. What do you think most people did for most of history when they wanted to travel? They didn’t lmao. You have many other places around the World to visit, if you’d like

@richatlarge462

12 күн бұрын

@@Joe-cb6exI travel plenty around the world, and am glad that modern civilization enables it. I got my fix of Barcelona in 1992 with three visits that year, none for the Olympics (the biggest tourist magnet of them all). I'm originally from San Francisco, also known for tourism as well as unaffordable housing. But the city wants to get tourists to come back, after making the city less attractive with dumb policies.

@user-fd5qx9hr6q

12 күн бұрын

@Joe-cb6ex repelling and hating on tourists won't go down well when they decide to take their money elsewhere. Supporting residents whilst being a tourist dependent place should be managed properly by the local government.

hola gente buenas tardes

Twice visited Barcelona in 2004 & 2011.

Same same problem

Barcelonans can be glad that their city is so popular. If tourist would be gone than they would cry about hard economic times! 😅

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

Not really, the city was fine during covid and it will be after tourists ars gone.

@simulationkoyo

13 күн бұрын

@@carolinaaguilar4038 not in the long term. funds would dry up eventually.

@susanaescriba977

13 күн бұрын

Another tourist who doesn't even know that Barcelona is the most industrial area in all of Spain.

@carolinaaguilar4038

13 күн бұрын

​@simulationkoyo we will be just fine 🙂

@johnc3525

12 күн бұрын

It's not tourism or no tourism. The problem is over-tourism. Don't be so obtuse.