Thousands have taken to the streets of southern Europe today – in Spain, Portugal and Italy – to protest against over -tourism, arguing that uncontrolled tourism has launched housing prices and forces people to leave their neighborhoods.
“Your vacation, my suffering“, Shouting demonstrators on her streets Barcelonaholding banners with slogans such as “mass tourism kills the city” and “their greed destroys us”.
Authorities announced that about 600 people were involved in the demonstration, some with water pies, others with tobacco in their hands and some sticking stickers that wrote “Neighborhood in self -defense, tourists unbutton»In shop windows and hotel buildings.
Similar demonstrations were made in other parts of Spain, such as Ibiza, Malaga, Palma de Mallorcathe As Sebastian and Scrape.
Demonstrations to Italy They took place in cities such as Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Milan and Venice, where locals oppose the construction of two hotels that will add about 1,500 new beds to the city, the organizers told Reuters.
Demonstration also took place in the afternoon at Lisbon.
In Barcelona, the municipality announced last year the closure of all short -term leases by 2028, with the aim of making the city more viable for residents.
International travel spending in Europe are expected to rise by 11% to $ 838 billion this year, with Spain and France being in countries that are expected to receive a record of tourists.
Source :Skai
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