Let’s see how the refugees contribute to Spains economy when there’s no tourists

@catherinemori4496

4 ай бұрын

Give them jobs, they’ll contribute.

@rubberyowen1469

4 ай бұрын

@@catherinemori4496 You have to give them somewhere to live first and then feed them all. Good Luck. 👍

@catherinemori4496

4 ай бұрын

@@rubberyowen1469 It is something we have to do for the sake of justice.

@ScratchySlide

4 ай бұрын

​@@catherinemori4496Justice for what..? Hope you don't bump into one of these people on a lonely street at night.....

@mrsm24

4 ай бұрын

It’s a fkn joke!! Literally The government is a bloody joke!! Spain is fkd already unfortunately😢 Let the refugees build it up!! Make them work hard like the rest of us just to be able to survive!!

Spain is quite welcome to all the refugees living in the UK

@ellismeah8110

4 ай бұрын

Tourists spend lots of money keeping millions of Spanish in work , Refugees will drain all your resources , be careful what you wish for

@TMGold60

4 ай бұрын

yeah, lets send them there...just say the word Spain you will truly regret that

@mackyjack3929

4 ай бұрын

Plenty of hotels to put them in for free 😂

@peternielsen2156

4 ай бұрын

They are also welcome to receive all the refugees living in Denmark.

@ellismeah8110

4 ай бұрын

Refugees cost a lot of tax payers money to keep , The UK spends billions on hotels, food, transport, healthcare

All countries in Europe are sick of forced illegal immigration not holiday makers.

@qeitkas594

4 ай бұрын

That is not true. Ask the people who live in Amsterdam Venice Rome and coastal towns in Spain and yes the Brits have a bad reputation in some of these places. Brexit did not help for sure either. People just do not like a 2 faced visitor. Locals are sick of those tourists. They are pushed out of the housing market and get sick of rolling suitcases 24/7. What the hell is complaining to local politicians going to do? Nothing. Most of them do not speak English even. Don't waste your time there as a foreigner. We do not live in the British empire anymore where you are taken serious as a foreign visitor without a right to vote. Just go where you are welcomed more. In general those places are not the same as where the Brits go in big hordes.

@tigerthemystic2382

4 ай бұрын

unless you're a left-wing radical. it's kinda like the upside-down world 🙂

@QuoPaperPlane

4 ай бұрын

​@@qeitkas594What does a tourist from the UK have in common with Brexit. Stop whining and grow a pair.

@AlexAlex-zt3hi

4 ай бұрын

I must correct you. The majority of Spain is not sick of tourists...but Barcelona, trying to pass more laws to disturb people, while giving squatting courses. (Check the news, its not a joke). Also, beware in Barcelona. Some years ago some "importes guests" killed an asian man to steal his clock/watch...and the gov of Barcelona proeected them. (Again, dont trust me blindly, check the news)

@AlexAlex-zt3hi

4 ай бұрын

I must correct you. The majority of Spain is not sick of tourists...but Barcelona, trying to pass more laws to disturb people, while giving squatting courses. (Check the news, its not a joke). Also, beware in Barcelona. Some years ago some "importes guests" killed an asian man to steal his clock/watch...and the gov of Barcelona proeected them. (Again, dont trust me blindly, check the news)

We have the same problem in Scotland where the English aren't welcome but refugees and especially Muslims are very much welcome. This is a leftist thing.

@Yawnyaman

4 ай бұрын

Yes, it's a particular type of nursed resentment. Oddly many are highly pampered and frequently little better than grifters.

@magimac9979

4 ай бұрын

Hope you’re joking @enochpowell27

@enochpowell27

4 ай бұрын

Sadly I'm not joking@@magimac9979 but to be more specific it's the SNP and their supporters who are vehemently anti-English. The SNP government make no secret of the fact.

@damianbutterworth2434

4 ай бұрын

That`s why I`ve never been to Scotland. Scots mix with us ok in England. No problem down here.

@charlestaylor8566

4 ай бұрын

Most English are welcome up here , unless your a know it all Londoner 😅 I know we have the SNP bravehearts but most of us are quite friendly 😊

I have only ever found the Spanish people in Andalusia to be very friendly, helpful and welcoming! We always try to speak a little bit of Spanish and think it is appreciated. We never forget we are guests in THEIR country! Attitude is everything.

@mariadopico6540

4 ай бұрын

Nicely said. Thank you.

@beckynelson6786

4 ай бұрын

Very true.

@lastofthesummerwine651

4 ай бұрын

@ newsmonger77 Tell that to the unwanted guests arriving on UK south coast. I have lived in Malaga for the past 35 years wish I had a euro for every time I’m called a capitalists

@TMGold60

4 ай бұрын

Its a smear campaign dont worry, anything to target us Brits right now... Spain prefers people who pay rather than free-loaders and then try to convert them to islam...

@alexanderlarsson776

4 ай бұрын

Very well said and i totally agree. Specially if you move in to live you have to try to assimalte a bit and respect the locals.

This is utter 💩💩. We live in Spain and have never felt the Spanish don’t won’t us, in fact it’s totally the opposite, we have been made very welcome everywhere we go. gracias Espana 👍🇪🇸

@softcolly8753

4 ай бұрын

It woke lefties vitur signalling. "Go home tourists, refugees welcome". Then they get robbed or worse and it ain't by the tourists.

@charlytaylor1748

4 ай бұрын

But a disaffected teenager did some graffiti, so...

@TMGold60

4 ай бұрын

its woke reporting stirring up trouble against the UK, anyone in Spain who truly thinks illegals would be far beneficial than those who pay and respect their country must be off their trolleys...

@davidlafferty8414

4 ай бұрын

@janviljoen9554, we are all different, some people can mix with Spanish people and a lot of British and Dutch cant mix with anyone. An English lady came to Spain on holiday, after her holiday was finished she complained to the holiday company that there were too many Spaniards and it spoilt her holiday 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️.

@user-dq6nj1zv9h

4 ай бұрын

@janviljoen9554the Dutch HAVE to learn English because no one else speaks Dutch 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Well said on calling out the gutter press from here in the UK.

I'm from here. Tourism is our biggest industry. Are people mad? We need tourism.

@joseantoniodavila2752

4 ай бұрын

I'm from there too. Well, tourism brought the feminist bikini scheme when Franco and the Spanish women immediately went topless. It's mean but don't get the meaning.

@richardweiss4167

4 ай бұрын

nope, just vote Vox, no need to allow lefties to rob the Spanish people.

I have been to Spain including the islands for over 40 years from the UK. I have never felt unwelcome. The British press keep regurgitating old rumours without any care for facts.

@richardcole9558

4 ай бұрын

The British press seem to have downer on Spain , nothing but negative stories ..and most of them are just that…stories !

@user-dq6nj1zv9h

4 ай бұрын

Not rumours , is it ? My neighbour has just come back from Malaga , where they go every year , and was very upset to see posters saying “ Tourists Not welcome “ .

@user-dq6nj1zv9h

4 ай бұрын

@@richardcole9558it’s the truth , as reported here ,the posters and billboards are for real , the loony lefties in Barcelona have been saying it for years “ Refugees Welcome, Tourists Go Home “ .

@franciscopineda2594

4 ай бұрын

I'm Spanish. No rumours. It's true

@alexlionheart5935

4 ай бұрын

@@user-dq6nj1zv9h The people who set up those posters are only 4 left wing/snowflakes who tell crap to the tourist but not to the government, is just 4 stupid graffities these people are absolutely shame but there are only an small amount of people. Spaniards always welcome tourist cause Spaniards visit other countries too. Those people doesn't represent Spain. Its more a war created for mass media who only wants confrontation about us.

If it wasn't for the BILLIONS of EUROS brought into Spanish holiday tourist areas the whole of Spain would go into worse recession, there was be mass unemployment, businesses would close down, hotels remain half empty and ppl would be putting signs up begging tourist to come back!

@markstill515

4 ай бұрын

No problem if bars close early I can buy drink in the supermarket or eat earlier if this gives the service staff better quality of life. I hardly ever use pubs anyway what’s the problem? The brits voted brexshit so why do they expect different treatment to other 3rd countries? The north of Spain is too much like wales pissing down with rain south is better. I’ve been to Santander it’s wet wet wet might as well go to wales

@Kitiwake

4 ай бұрын

​@@markstill515 try giving up drink. Your liver will thank you for it.

@Claire-JaneBarefootBabe

4 ай бұрын

@@markstill515are Norway and Switzerland shit for not being in the EU?

@stephenelkington4971

4 ай бұрын

@@Claire-JaneBarefootBabe No - but they have the sound, good sense to be in the Single Market - as we should be.

@ava-he9li

4 ай бұрын

Spain isn’t just tourism

Well said Stewart 👏 the media talking a lot of crap as usual😡 viva Espana🇪🇸👍❤️

@ianshaw5766

4 ай бұрын

not spain anymore, its islamic again.

@franciscopineda2594

4 ай бұрын

​@@ianshaw5766what a very stupid thing to say. Why don't you ask Google about Benefits Abroad fraud? You'll see that British people on benefits move illegally to Spain while renting out their council flats illegally and live there with money given to them by the British government

@koullapanayiotou9400

26 күн бұрын

Stuart, I agree with you all the way I’ve travelled to many places I live in Australia. Beautiful country to live. We welcome everyone🙏

@koullapanayiotou9400

26 күн бұрын

Spaniards sound self centred. The world is for everyone to see. Sending all the Spaniards. Lots of love.💕🙏

Spain - tourists spend ' refugees dont.

"Brits to boycott Spain", and just who did they ask ?. Looks like someone is desperate to get a story in print !. No one will turn their back on Spain.

@ianshaw5766

4 ай бұрын

i will never holiday in the eu again

@davidparvez4972

4 ай бұрын

I am always surprised by the arrogance of the British, who believe that Spain is an unviable country if they do not go on vacation.

@DoomstormHellbringer

4 ай бұрын

If you're assuming that all Brits are like this then you might wanna take a reality check. Plus, it's an attention-grabbing headline, sensationalism designed to get people to read the story.@@davidparvez4972

@lottytaylor572

4 ай бұрын

@@davidparvez4972🙄🤯😂

I'm more surprised that there are still people looking to newspapers to back-up a story.

I was born and raised in Bath, which is a tourist city. The council seems to concentrate on tourism and the university. A lot of the jobs are low paid seasonal jobs and there is little in the way of job opportunities. The city attracts rich luvvies and commuters to London so the properties are horrendously expensive .Young people have to leave the city when they leave the parental home. When I visited my mother in hospital about 10 years ago, a nurse told me that Bath was London prices at Cornish wages and her children left because they couldn't afford to live there. There was a water shortage when I went to Sicily in 2002, leading to restrictions on water usage. This resulted in people not being allowed to have showers in their own homes, however hotels were exempt - presumably because of tourism. So if a local wanted to have a show, they had to book into a hotel. Tourism has its place, but if it gets too powerful it can ruin the affected areas. Unfortunately Spain has suffered from the influx of tourists that are just interested in drinking and parties. Even though it brings in money, it must upset the locals. I do have sympathies with the Spanish who are fed up of tourism. Having said that, I am thinking of going to Spain next year for a birdwatching holiday.

@catherinegrimes2308

4 ай бұрын

@@agnesbrown3117 Are you calling me a bot?

@agnesbrown3117

4 ай бұрын

Changed it to hypocrite 😊

@catherinegrimes2308

4 ай бұрын

@@agnesbrown3117 I think that you have attitude problems.

@agnesbrown3117

4 ай бұрын

@@catherinegrimes2308 that’s nice

They,ll soon start crying when they see all the bars and restaurants empty.😫

@richardbrown9344

4 ай бұрын

That is their plan.

@davidtomlinson6138

4 ай бұрын

Yeah and they become bankrupt !!

@ManuelGarcia-vt1hk

3 ай бұрын

I I have never seen English people go to dinner at one in the morning!!, And th¡is would only be for restaurants,There will contineu to de optiones such as all kind of fast food, It was just a proposal from a minister that most likely will come to nothing, Why the British press is always wants to harm Spain?!, I can,t understsnd it,, And this does not affect pubs, discos, or places where alcohol drinks.....

@McLarry88

3 ай бұрын

In Spain there have always been bars and they will always continue to exist, because there is good food and good drink, something that does not happen in Great Britain. When you discover that you are not the center of the world, you are going to be very disappointed.

@stevenewton7787

3 ай бұрын

All the cheap tacky AF ones, I don't think original Spanish restaurants will have a problem. Go to Spain and drink larger lmfao, have they never tasted the wines they have on offer, and it's usually cheaper.

Here in the UK we have properties being bought up and turned into airbmbs, hmo's, expensive private rentals, it's not unique to Spain.

@lesmarsden2058

4 ай бұрын

But it is wrong. People should not be losing their homes so that property owners can make even more money by letting to tourists. Legislation is needed everywhere to restrict this.

I am a British independant travel agent who speicalises in high end 5 star Spanish holidays. This past month I have had 5 cancellations & almost every other customer saying they wont go to Spain now. My clients are NOT beer swilling football yobbo's... They are middle to late age professional or retirees who spend about £20,000 per booking! Be careful what you wish for Spain!

I wonder if Dani Drunko tells tourists to f off when they turn up in his pub..

@harriettt9857

4 ай бұрын

You may bet he does no such thing ! Dani Drunko is happier than ever when they all get drunk (y el gana mas dinero )

@stephenmccartney6157

4 ай бұрын

I very much doubt that's his real name, but I really hope I'm wrong! 😂

@pam-gw6uk

4 ай бұрын

@@harriettt9857 Dani Drunko ..... that cracked me up. 🤣🤣🤣.

@joebloggs8292

4 ай бұрын

I think Dani Drunko maybe a bit thick!

I'd stay away gladly if Spain took all our riff raff refugees!!

@denishoulan1491

4 ай бұрын

I would pledge to do the same, I would be happy to swap our migrants for UK tourists to not go to Spain and instead go to other holiday hotspots.

@PeterPanoramics

4 ай бұрын

And riff raff tourists

To be honest, I've never really felt welcome in the tourist hotspots of Spain. Most Spanish seem alright, but there is always the one who makes sure you know how he feels about tourists. I've never had that anywhere else and I've travelled far and wide in my time. That's why I usually drive none stop through Spain to Portugal. Lovely people the Portuguese.

@brigitnunez6735

4 ай бұрын

Really you found one Person who didn't make you feel welcome that's really news isn't it Seriously people get a life.

@mikethespike7579

4 ай бұрын

@@brigitnunez6735 I have the impression reading comprehension isn't your strongest point. I suggest you read my comment again, slowly and maybe you'll understand what I'm saying.

@GOLDESCAFLOWNE

4 ай бұрын

😁

@bldtv7038

4 ай бұрын

I’ve been to Spain 30 times in 40 years. I can count on one hand the amount of times Spanish bar staff have said gracias. Horrible country imho

@ep1929

4 ай бұрын

I've always found the Greek people to be really warm and welcoming towards the British tourists.

Property rentals,it’s not only Spanish people having problems with apartment rentals, many British people who have lived here 10 or 20 years on the coast are being told they rental contracts are not going to be renewed, the landlords are going for the very lucrative tourist market, what we pay per month the tourist pay per week in the peak season

The brains behind those signs tell the people who would actually contribute something to the local economy to get lost, but are happy to encourage freeloaders with zero allegiance to the host country! Good luck with that, Genius 😉

@Arazhul12

3 ай бұрын

Why would any Brit dare to criticise anyone on making wrong decisions concerning economy 😂

I agree with you. As a spaniard I have seen how all the laws promoted the houses to be concerted in tourist acommodation and people having to move out of their cities and neighborhoods, not able to find a place to live. AS you say, it's not the tourists that promoted that, it's the government. Spain is becoming a theme park. No real neighbourgs. I moved to what they call the "España vaciada" to be able to buy a place and have real neighbourg life.

@EmmaDivaOfficial

4 ай бұрын

It was like this when I lived in Palma de Mallorca for a decade. Native Spaniards were being forced out of the centre because foreigners were buying properties in the Old Town and keeping them empty, just using them for airbnb summer lets. Sad. The government stopped allowing new tourist rental licences in Palma but the damage was done.

@Maggie-zr2ow

3 ай бұрын

@@EmmaDivaOfficial We have foreigners (Chinese mostly) aggressively buying up houses in our neighborhoods in the suburbs outside of Seattle, Washington, USA. Housing prices have skyrocketed. I’ve seen some houses sit empty, some used as second homes by the purchasers, and many used as rentals. The foreign-owned house on our right side has had 9 renters in 10 years. All of them families, so better than short term rentals that tend to be loud partiers, but still disturbing to the flow of neighborhood life. On the left side of us we’ve had multiple foreign owners that don’t speak English, and we don’t speak Chinese. You stop getting to know your neighbors because it’s exhausting with the constant turnover of new people, and language barriers. This is going on everywhere. Most everyone is finding it difficult to afford the increase in the costs associated with home ownership like property taxes which have also skyrocketed.

Well, nobody ever denied that Spaniards are their own worst enemies.....Carry on!

As a Canadian who has come to Spain (the Costa del Sol ) for the first time ever, I am surprised to hear such ugly comments about tourists! We have been treated exceptionally well and feel very welcome where we are living for the winter. We are in a small condo, sorry Dani! Perhaps you would prefer that the millions of €s be pulled out of the Spanish economy! Your graffiti campaign is very school boy!

I live in costa blanca and it’s happening in benidorm . Brits and other Europeans being targeted by Spanish groups of thugs .

😂 British tourists never eat past 9pm, they want to drink which bars will gladly take their money

GB News is correct to say that tourists like to eat and drink late. The problem is that Spanish employers won't pay their staff properly...and they bully their staff into working late, sometimes for nothing, in return for being allowed to keep their jobs. If employers are losing their staff...they are always complaining about lack of staff...they simply have to improve pay and conditions. Badic economics. But Diaz and Sanchez have agreed with Biden to take some/many of the illegal immigrants from the US border. Sanchez explains this by saying he is trying to help employers in the Spanish hospitality industry... because he hopes they will staff the restaurants and bars. There you have it: for all Diaz's fine words the Spanish government is actively undermining the already underpaid Spanish workers. And there, Stuart, is the real story: not some semi-digested guff about GB News

@newsmonger77

4 ай бұрын

1 am, is the middle of the night!! IMHO

In Spain - Costa del Sol - at present. The problem will not be stupid graffiti but a lack of water. We had a bit last weekend but not nearly enough. Can't refill pools and have restrictions.

@juliared6032

4 ай бұрын

That's the only reason why we are not holidaying in Spain this summer due to the water issues. Was down there beginning of February and restrictions were happenning. Didn't want to add to the problem, plus whatever further restrictions they may put in going up to and through the summer months. Off to Italy instead.

@craphead9842

4 ай бұрын

Cath.. Costa del sol is full of coastal places where you can swim so no need to have a pool...lol... Tony cuenca

@jurgenkoks9142

4 ай бұрын

I dont own a pool so maybe im not aware but why cant you just fill it with slightly filtered salty ocean water? Why it needs to be drinking water in the pool? I dont get it.

@davidparvez4972

4 ай бұрын

@@jurgenkoks9142 Seawater corrodes pool pipes and purification systems due to the chemical reaction of sodium dissolved in the water with the metals in the pipes and filters.

@jurgenkoks9142

4 ай бұрын

@@davidparvez4972 thank yoooou. Guess we need to figure that one out to keep using pools in the future.

Homes used as second homes and AirB&B has become endemic everywhere across Europe and UK. Places near the coast, such as Lyme Regis, are virtually all second homes or tourist lets. It's very sad for local families and workers.

We had problems with AirB&B here in British Columbia. The provincial and local governments have introduced laws and regulations to ensure that these types of rentals don't increase. Like you said it's up to the government to control and regulate the proliferation of these types of rentals.

good luck with all the wealth refugees bring in to spain!!!!!!!!!

Hello Cyprus, Greece , Portugal, Croatia and Malta 🙂

I’ve been to Spain a few times but would never think of going back , other countries are much nicer‼️

I agree with your comments about Asturias, the weather is a bit like Cornwall in the UK, when the sun is out “Glorious” but they do have a lot of rain and wind, the country side is fantastic also the food is delicious.

Hi Stuart. Many thanks for these updates. We have a property on Costa Calida. Are you aware of any progress being made on the 90 day rule change? It’s gone very quiet since the French dropped their proposal to change theirs. It feels like it’s disappeared into a black hole with no progress updates at any stage from the Spanish government.

Great report Stu , that Dani Drunko sounds like the type of bar owner that would recommend Fosters as a great beer.

A few weeks ago I was on Tenerife,if I ordered a taxi in English, they simply threw up the phone. When I tried in Spanish, the taxi arrived in 5 minutes. And the signs Tourist go home were all over the Island.

I was reading that in some areas Spanish people are no longer choosing to dance until dawn. Instead, they are going for a leisurely tapas lunch. Then a gin tonic or two before heading to a club at about 16.00. Leaving to go home and to bed at about 23.00. Tardeo. Alicante is one example. On a different note, last year I spent months going to the hospital several times a week. When I asked the younger nurses what their plans for the weekend were. Those under about 30 said to go home and sleep. While those older than that were planning to dance the night away.

Tourist resentment is a thing with people all over the world, in these destination hotspots. In the US, some people in the beaches communities have the same sentiment. With their stickers on their cars that say “locals only” and “townies go home”. “Townies” refers to people that live in town, and not at the beaches. And for the record, I’m an American and when I come to Spain, technically, I’m not a tourist. With my conquistador blood, I’m just back home after being away on mission… conquering abroad. 😁👊💀

Working in tourism in Cornwall, would be finacial suicide if we turned tourists away.

There you go, a solution to the uk,s rwanda problem....spain want them all.

Lets see how their economy goes with this one? We also have no clue who has scrawled it.

I remember 10+ years past, the locals of the quaint area of Barceloneta complained about the tourist.....in the end, the tourist money wins.

They forget that if it wasn’t for all the tourism we gave them they would be broke.

Im from Spain (Tenerife) and I dont mind tourist going to Spain unless they behave but like everywhere else. The only issue is that housing prices it´s very high for spanish resident who would like to buy a house.. Again its the politicians and goverment rules that is affecting everyones lifes, but i migrate to London to work for 6 years now so... Its not just tourist fault.

@alexlionheart5935

4 ай бұрын

I'ts government faults anyway cause the islanders didn't vote for this happened. Isn't tourist fault, the mess only applies to Pedro Sanchez. Probably all those people who wrote the graffiti they are the first in travelling to other countries so they sound ridiculous. PD Soy Canarion

We spent some time around San Sabastian and it’s hot very humid and crowded there during the summer and early fall .

It's a shame. Here in England, we have the same problem ....(North Norfolk). With Londoners buying homes, houses in HISTORIC villages..... forcing out the locals....Closing down, pubs, shops ect. Because they come twice a year........

For history lovers Asturia has some amazing history. Especially Spanish history.

@Zippy741

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful part of Spain.I've been living there for 32 years and I wouldn't swap it for the world!! Not very sunny so the lager louts stay away.

@ianshaw5766

4 ай бұрын

would that be history about the last islamic conquest

@samr8603

4 ай бұрын

@@ianshaw5766 it wasn't the last one. Ottoman Empire and Mughals for one along with Tamarlane etc. But yes the fascinating history of the Reconquest of Spain.

@josephberrie9550

4 ай бұрын

wow spanish history in spain...who would have thought that

@samr8603

4 ай бұрын

@@josephberrie9550 it wasn’t called Spain when Asturias was a Kingdom. Some people might suggest your comment was sarcasm I call it being a……

We eat at our time even though we live here. Breakfast 9am lunch 1pm and about 7.30 to 8pm for supper xx

I don’t think it refers just to the British tourists - yes mass tourism is to blame. Social media, U Tube etc lovely areas are all being promoted by influencers encouraging people to visit from other countries - lots of Americans not just brits as they have been visiting Spain for years. We love Spain and I’m with the Spanish about buying apartments to let in areas which should be only for the locals - anyone can understand that. Perhaps the Spanish government should stop some air b&b in residential areas.

Thanks. None of this negative press will ever affect my love for Spain. Cheers. Roger

Nailed it today Stu. BTW, the only reason to tune into GB News, is when Neil Oliver is on.

What a nasty attitude to have about guests who visit there!

Going to Benidorm by the tram from Alicante similar words on the walls etc etc regarding tourists..... Tony cuenca

I have toured main land Spain many time's on both 4 and 2 wheels and never had anything but a welcome from locals. Only negative was actually from a British expat (complete knob jockey). My favourite current part of Spain is Tenerife away from main tourist area's always welcoming.

I went to mallorca once in August for two weeks, bad mistake, the hotel room didn't have AC. The most miserable 2 week for me and my family. Our passports, money, rental car and hotel keys were stolen too.

Hi Stuart. I was speaking to some old friends (both long term expats and local Canarian's) on the Island of Lanzarote (where I lived for a few years in the 2000's) and there's a big issue on that island with very limited long term rental properties anywhere on the island. What is available is being rented at costs pricing out many locals. The issue seems to be the rise of the digital nomad to these agreeable weather places and many long term rental landlords turning these properties into airbnb (most of the time without licenses or being in a tourist rental property zone). They were lamenting the lack of action local government is taking and even when they do the first fines are a weekly airbnb amount! This has also forced property sales prices sky high.

@harriettt9857

4 ай бұрын

Happens everywhere I’m afraid

@jurgenkoks9142

4 ай бұрын

Why cant the government just issue construction companies permits to build specific long term rental apartment areas, problem solved, people get their homes and still get to keep the tourist money.. Why has everything have to always be either one or the other :D

Excellent presentation today Stu, a well balanced commentary😊

Quite a conflicted country. Tourism brings in so much income, whereas refugees will cost Spain much more.

Been going to Spain regularly for 24 years. I've never experienced any anti-tourist backlash. Since I am a traveler and like Spain very much, I made the effort to learn Spanish. I eschew all the tags of being a tourist by leaving at home all my ballcaps and sporting teams related clothing. I dress conservatively, speak cordially and act as a guest in their home. It pains me to think of towns in the north being overrun with tourists. Once it happens it will never be the place you came to because it was special. On a month long trip from Barcelona to Potes, across the north of Spain, I interacted only twice with English speaking tourists and that's the way I like it.

i sold my business was going to move me and 5 members of family to main land Spain its now been cancelled ae the way Spain is treating Tourists disgusting

I live in the Washington DC metro area-about 25 minutes west of Dulles International AirPort. I get annoyed and triggered by waves of tourists in DC. The traffic is terrible, visitors drive worse than locals-and that’s saying something, difficult to find a place to park, too many tourists lack common courtesy and respect, tourists/pedestrians don’t observe crossing lights, they clutter the sidewalks with scooters and e-bikes and zip by pedestrians at max speed; sometimes resulting in collisions with them; resulting in injuries.

@ronhonywill9755

4 ай бұрын

Don’t worry Biden is outing a stop to American tourism big time…

@shirleyvalentine2794

4 ай бұрын

I take it you never ever go on holiday because you wouldn’t want to be an annoying tourist would you

@mr-vet

4 ай бұрын

@@shirleyvalentine2794 🧐 I don’t go to touristy areas on vacation. I go to places that are off the beaten path.

@tootz1950

4 ай бұрын

That's Americans from all over the country...even Washington DC.

@billlynn8256

4 ай бұрын

move to central Mississippi you'll have it all to yourself

Very interesting and seems a fair reply to those manipulative and misleading newspaper articles. Well said. Thanks, I enjoyed listening to you.

@user-dq6nj1zv9h

4 ай бұрын

True articles, reporting many Spanish , and Greeks , Portuguese, Italians , don’t want tourists, they want Asylum seekers

Mil gracias por el video Stuart. You can't take a lot uk press seriously. Last day in Ferraguda go to Silves tomorrow. Don't know if you have been here but definitely worth a visit. Hasta pronto amigo

Be careful - I think Catulunya is starting to realise the "be careful what you wish for", mantra.

The north of Spain is more industrial and tourism is specialized in rural tourism, hiking, horseback riding, nature... It would be a horror if hordes of drunk British people appeared on the green beaches of northern Spain, the people of that area are rougher than those of the Mediterranean and conflicts would break out very quickly. A Benidorm in Asturias? horror!

It’ll be my pleasure to comply with spains demands. I’ve already booked my holidays in France this year.

Asturias has some very good campsites, been going there for 20 years.

Great video Stuart, thanks for sharing it. Interesting comments about Asturias. I was there 4 years ago and I loved everything about it except the weather. I enjoyed that I never came across one English tourist. The locals were very open and friendly and readily welcomed me to join their conversations. Strangely, none of them I met had ever come across an English tourist before.😀👍

@darrenowen3338

4 ай бұрын

Maybe they'll be a bit more guarded since they met you. Based on that sample of one, they must think we're all smug and pretentious.

I take 2 weeks in Fuengirola and 2 weeks in Lanzarote and return for a further holiday in Feb each year to Furengirola I remember when the area was fields now its all hotels 26 years of going to spain know the areas know the hotels know the staff. However this year giving spain a miss and going to Albania.

@user-dq6nj1zv9h

4 ай бұрын

We used to live in Fuengirola and still have an apt in Mijas Las Lagunas . Still like it there, not sure how you will get on in Albania, should be interesting

You're very unlikely to get a ocupa in your AirBnB. In a long term rental you're not protected at all. Spain has voted for this development.

hi,dont listen to all the claptrack about Brits not going to Spain,nothing can be further from the truth,Spain is and will be for a long while the no1 holiday destination

Thank you for the video. Those flower boxes behind you look as if they were put there to stop campervans parking up. We are coming to Spain in a few weeks (campervan). And we only use campsites. We love it there.

Come and visit Denia, in Alicante. A fishing port coastal town with long sandy beaches and a great atmosphere!

It is real nice to have international news review, Daily Express, GB News and FT.....

Tenerife in some east towns I saw signs like these but down south los christianos etc people friendly

I gave up on holidays in Spain especially Majorca. I used to rent villas but got burgled 3 times over the years and the police were not interested and blamed immigrants.

If certain Spanish resorts want to attract a 'better class of tourists' all they need to do is close the tacky bars that encourage irresponsible drinking and close up early. There are lots of people from the UK who likes the more quiter, chilled atmosphere

Best video you have done to date.

Thank you for sharing!👍😊👍

Ironic as most journalists spend their time "lying" in the Sun !!

Give Spain what they want, that's why I holiday in the Caribbean, have done for decades.

I am Spanish and I live in the Canary Islands. It's not that we don't love tourists, we live largely with them. The problem is when with the same salary as years ago, you face having your rent raised, because if you don't pay it, a tourist will pay it. Because they have started to remove rents for normal housing and make them touristic. Because they say that there is no housing, but they do not stop building high-end apartments that are mostly intended for foreigners for a few months a year.

Saw some tourists go home when we went to ibiza a couple of years ago but the staff in the hotels were superb.

Our general attitude towards tourism is fine as long as the tourists behave normally (drunk and shouting is not normal). A large part of the income comes from tourism, both domestic and foreign. Why would we forego that income? The legal rental of apartments to tourists is probably not complained about much, it is regulated (and taxed). However, there is a lot of illegal renting (untaxed), which nobody likes. If you have a correct long-term rental contract, you cannot normally 'just be kicked out' because the landlord wants to rent to tourists, there is probably something else behind it. A landlord is not obliged to renew short-term contracts (less than a year). May be different rules for different regions of Spain. There are always a few people who try to blame their bad lives on others and they may feel better because they give some message on a wall or the Internet. And yes, Asturias is a very nice holiday destination. I live in Malaga, Andalucia but love to go on summer holidays in northern Spain.

Sensationalist GB news outlets differ only slightly from your own rhetoric, apparent when you repeat their nonsense as if it was true, relative to the attitude of British Tourists. The one correct observation being British people don’t eat dinner after 8pm or 9pm at a stretch.

I have a second home in Andalucia so maybe I'm contributing to the problem! My answer to the climate issue is to enjoy the summer in Scotland and come to Spain when it is around 23 degrees in spring and autumn.

For a country that relies on the tourist trade it seems a silly thing to shout out loud.

@davidparvez4972

4 ай бұрын

Spain is no longer like it was in 1975. Tourism is important, yes, 12.5% ​​of the GDP, but the United Kingdom is similar, tourism is 10.3% of the GDP. Does the United Kingdom live off tourism? No, is it important in your economy? Yes, would the United Kingdom collapse without tourists? No, would it have problems? Yes. Well, Spain, the same.

Just wondering if you have heard of the ' World Economic Forum '

Please Spain ask our PM in the UK for our refugees your welcome to them all. Tourists spend money refugees dont so good luck with that.

I have just been to Malaga and had absolutely no problems. I did see one or two little messages sent out, however, Malaga was busy a massive cash machine, good for the economy surely.

Tourists go home? The very definition of tourists.

they put signs like this on the beach in porto Cristo Mallorca in English , keep of the beach its not safe , speaking to my friends there they said its because the beaches are to busy , I said you do realise they can go to another country , then all your shops in summer be closed .

Gracias

If it hadn't of been for the Brits, Spain would be in big shit. Heyho, good luck.

This could be solved by implementing laws to keep tourism in hotels and dedicated holiday complexes. it is impossible for people who live here to find housing mainly due to the massive rise in airb&b and greedy landlords. Holiday makers cause massive disruption in residential buildings mainly with noise. The infrastructure can’t cope either the roads are rammed it’s impossible to get your weekly shop etc. I plan on leaving for the summer this year because I just can not cope with another few months of it. I can understand the anger tbh

Tourism is Spain makes around 14% of GDP and going down as others sectors grow faster. Just to put some stats into the myth that without tourism Spain’s economy would collapse. Is it important? Yes absolutely because it employs a large amount of people. Is it the main driver of the economy? Nope

@leecromer3289

4 ай бұрын

The economy wouldn’t collapse but then that large amount of people are now on the Spanish version of the dole…

With regards to my comment the other day about the fact that in the first 5 years of your Non Lucrative Visa you cannot leave Spain for more than 10 months. There were comments about the passports not being needed because of Schengen. However we now need to have statements from the Spanish bank to prove that we are in Spain during those periods (ie they want to see Mercadona etc on your Bank Statement). It's the other way around now, the government doesn't need to prove you are not in Spain for that period, you have to prove you are!!!