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10 Agosto 2017 09:45
Not everyone loves cheaper travel and ease of movement like tourists do
Living in a tourist hotspot can make everyday life much harder. Crowded streets and roads, higher costs of living, and anti-social behaviour are just some of the adverse knock-on effects, and are the reasons why European cities are increasingly fighting back against the tourism industry. Although yearly visitors inject large sums of money into the economy, residents of popular destinations have been leading an anti-tourist movement to combat uncontrollable movements of people. In Spain alone, a record 75.6 million tourists visited the European country in 2016. Barcelona has been leading the charge against an explosion of tourism since the inception of sites like Airbnb, and unfettered surges in tourist numbers. Just walk down Las Ramblas, in the city centre, and it’s not hard to see why locals are irked by growing numbers of holidaymakers. Tensions have been on the rise for some years in the Catalonian capital, leading to sometimes violent protests against tourist infrastructure. Arran, the youth wing of the insurgent CUP (Popular Unity Candidacy), have been filmed slashing the tyres of a tour bus and tourist bicycles.[caption id="attachment_5965" align="aligncenter" width="395"] VENICE, ITALY - (Photo by Marco Secchi/Getty Images)[/caption]
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