I get the issues with mass tourism, and Barcelona is pretty bad for being absolutely packed with tourists.
But on the flip side, tourists dump quite a bit of money into the economy, especially when it comes to restaurants. And Barcelona has quite a high city tax.
Of course this money doesn’t necessarily trickle down to local citizens. But do you think the government would ever discourage tourists from visiting? I’m sure they enjoy a nice amount of revenue from the various taxes imposed on tourists.
Yeah. Seems like misplaced anger. I’d be more pissed at the landlords raising rents.
I believe that’s part of it only because a huge amount of landlords have made their houses (apartments, condos, homes) to air bnb style rentals, leaving little for locals
Seems like they should ban airbnb and the like. Hotels exist for a reason.
Taxis existed for so long and ubers came in and took their crown too. But yes airbnbs should be regulated because a lot of homes that could be actual homes for people are turnkey income properties not jsut for small mom and pop families but corporations buying up massive amount of homes and only airbnb’ing them
And this is why you will never accomplish anything. You being angry with the moneyman means nothing to the moneyman. He wont even know you exist. But if you threaten his income he will fight back or listen. In both of these cases he will have to acknowledge you.
Edit: as a side note this is not something happening all over barca - but it brings the clicks.
This is shooting themselves in the foot.
Well that’s not very nice.
