Last year’s anti-tourism protests in Europe drew global headlines – and this summer, the tensions are back.
Earlier this week, locals in Spain shot water guns at visitors, saying a flood of summer tourists is driving up housing costs in their cities and pushing out the locals.
However, many residents and businesses are concerned that tourists may be frightened away.
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People should COMPLETELY stop going to Spain. No one should ever visit the country again. Within 3 years businesses will be closed, people will be starving, and the economy will collapse. Let them have it their way. They don't want tourists? Well, I hope they can live without the billions of dollars tourists bring.
The innocent English holidaymakers that stay up to two weeks (and then go home) are trying to help Spain and are hoping in trepidation they will be appreciated in return. Just think of all the money these holidaymakers are spending and more often than not, it's usually quite a lot!
These extremists are the big problem though with their swelling big loud voices trying to convince everyone they are the overlords and not the sensible people. If these perpetrators are not reeled in and pronto, they could have the capacity to ruin their countries economy very soon. No doubt that tourists from other countries will be discouraged and unimpressed also.
omg "Maria" is the typical Spanish stereotype woman. There are 20 millions looking and naming EXACTLY like that creature. Also known as "Karinas".
Why not protest to send refugees and illegals back to their home countries. They don’t generate any money for the country like tourists do, rather, take money from citizens’ taxes and get benefits, and to some extent becoming okupas.