There's a big difference between protesting against tourism and protesting against tourists. One is protesting government policy, the other is basically antagonising people and trying to make them feel bad just for trying to enjoy their short lives while they have the chance. I think these protests would be much more effective if they were more targeted at government policy. Airbnb should not be allowed to run rampant in every city, turning once culturally Spanish residential streets into holiday resorts. It's sad, and it's so easily avoidable. There was nothing wrong with hotels. Airbnb has made life better for a small number of people and much worse for so many others. If the government had simply limited it (for example one Airbnb property per building or something like that), we probably wouldn't be having this issue. But a lot of the protesting ends up being targeted at normal people and families who perhaps have difficult situations at home or who have saved up for months or years to come away on holiday, and get attacked for simply trying to enjoy themselves or spend some money in local bars and restaurants. Moreover, tourism is something like 14% of the economy here. It's a bit ridiculous to think it can just be done away with. If (hypothetically) the government banned tourism, without fixing the autonomo system or engaging in sensible fiscal policies to create more reasonable work opportunities, youth unemployment would absolutely plummet, far below what it's at now. But, tourism can be localised to specific locations (as in hotel resorts etc), it does not have to fill up every single square inch of a city until there's no one local left. That's an absolutely tragic thing to happen to a place, and it shouldn't be allowed. Protecting the sovereignty, culture and existence of the native population is the most basic and fundamental responsibility of the government, but most governments seem to think their job is just to grow GDP on paper at any and all costs.
Tal vez poner impuestos a los alojamientos turisticos, incluyendo alojamientos como Airbnb??? Also, protesting to the public/tourists, makes the government move faster. If you just protest to the politicians, things never get done. I am from Hawai'i.
@@kalaiolele8796 people can absolutely get things done protesting politicians/government buildings. And by not writing "TOURISTS GET OUT" on their signs, they might be taken more seriously.
@@BigDome1 estas protestas van desde 2012, desde hace muchos años los residentes locales están hasta las narices de soportar turistas y el negocio turistico, sin haberlo elegido. Así que no brother, hasta que no haya cambios se incomodará a turistas y a quien haga falta.
@@MrCanalon No, it's not right to target individuals and it never will be. And not only is it not right, but it's not going to help the situation at all.
@@BigDome1So what if they protest to the government for years and nothing gets done. Do they fold their hands and accept their fate? I'm asking not because I'd like to be treated like this as a tourist but just to know what the alternative is if the government (as they claim) have done nothing for about 12yrs now.
Soy inglés y viajé a España hace poco. No tuve no problema con los lugareños, de hecho fueron amables. Pero no fui a un pueblo muy turístico y puedo hablar un poco de español. Su vídeo fue muy interesante e informativo.
Gracias por la palabra lugareños (locals). Me has enseñado algo nuevo, Tim Moore. (No tuve ningún problema, the olde double negative, but not any, not no)
creo que los problemas suceden en Barcelona. Me quedé en Madrid por 6 semanas en un apartamento. A la gente no le importaba. Las historias de personas metiéndose con las turistas siempre ocurren en Barcelona
El problema no es puntual de Barcelona, ocurre en todo el pais (España) deteriora la convivencia, se produce una fuerte especulación inmobiliaria y el comportamiento ocioso de muchos turistas jovenes deja mucho que desear, de verdad que no queremos esa masificación.
Los edificios que contienen los apartamentos necesitan ser solo para la gente local. Pero es difícil implementar está regla. Necesita mucho pensamiento para funcionar. Buena suerte. En video muy bien y interesante.
Great video! Would love to see more videos like that, in comprehensible Spanish, about news or current hot topics in Spain. Much love, thanks for the vid.
A month ago I was looking for a video on this theme which I could understand and I found only news reports. Thanks for the video on an interesting topic!
@@Qrtuopwhat do you mean by “no nos visitéis más”? I haven’t written a word about whether I’ve been to or plan to visit Spain. Secondly, what do you mean by “dejando en paz”? I personally have never cause any trouble to anyone ☝🏻if you want a change go and make it instead of writing comments to a person you don’t know
¡Estoy tan feliz de que el algoritmo de TH-cam me haya traído a tu canal! Llevo más de 20 años viviendo en Madrid, dando clases de inglés y alemán, pero sin haber tenido tiempo suficiente para aprender español correctamente (al menos no para mis estándares y después de tantos años), aunque he notado un efecto de bola de nieve últimamente y tu canal definitivamente será de gran ayuda! 💪🏻🤗
@@holamydailyspanishOI.sou brasileiro.agrada-me suas aulas. DIGA,por que os espanhóis não querem os turistas na ESPANHA? Os turistas trazem investimentos para o país.
This was so interesting, I love going to Spain I just got back from San Sebastián, and I definitely noticed that compared to 10 years ago when I was a kid it was way less crowded, it’s hard to find a nice restaurant, and the beaches were absolute overcrowded. Keep making these video’s because I feel like my Spanish is surely improving!
Dear Lucia, This rabbit hole runs really deep... But I completely agree with the concept of protecting your culture, the way of living and other values, especially your language and culinaries. The problem is the "mass" part of the tourism (we call it "Ibiza effect") and the effect of the money on people. Some people think they own the place just because they paid one weeks rent... I experienced that in certain places I had to drive 2 hours to find a section at the beach which was not a playground of the riches. I live in Spain since May and in general I received a very warm welcome and people were very patient while I struggled to communicate, and I met only one grumpy cat no matter how polite I wanted to be. (I think the Lucia-level of kindness is some end level achievement as it is so rare) I wanted to rent or rent-to-buy a house but I hit a lot of obstacles which sometimes didn't make any sense. Like sometimes the rent itself is more than the 50% of an average earning... While you have a lot of "shadow inventory" (houses, aparmants which are not listed to keep the supply low and the prices high) because there are a lot of wealthy individuals who have 10 or more real estate but the income of 2-3 apartmant is enough to support them, so they don't care if the rest stays empty. And I saw a lot of "flipped" listings where someone got a house for cheap, did some superficial but spectacular upgrades and wants to sell at overpriced rate. What I miss here is to phrase solutions (Capsule homes? Prefab houses? Modular homes? The tech is there... And for a tourist to spend a few weeks this could be a cheap solution.), everyone knows the problems, you don't need to repeat them. You need to spread the ideas of solutions. As I am not a Spaniard (yet) I do not take the liberty to come up with ideas, but usually the solution is fighting against greed and targeting sustainable (!) solutions and if the prices are high and you cannot mitigate the demand then you should quantitatively easen the supply. Revoking tourism licences is a good start to protect historical areas and as the govermnment could issue new ones in other areas to control the saturation. Only revoking and not issuing new ones will lead to grey market as the tourism demand will be there regardless the licenses. So maybe is would be beneficial not just fighting the old but building the new as well.
I love Barcelona😢 Im Quarter Spanish from Philippines my grandparents and cousins are Spanish according to the them housing is very high in Barcelona now. They are part of that protest when I called them
I love Spain so much, my favorite country to visit as a tourist. Yes, Spaniards love the tourists and are open minded but they have to protect themselves otherwise the spaniard's culture will disappear slowly with the time also the spanish people lives is not getting better like any other extremely touristic countries. You are right 100 percent.
Great video. You speak in a way that is easy to understand. Well done! In Italy, we have the same problem, especially in Venice. It used to be a real city with real people living there. Now it is very difficult for locals to enjoy their own city. Venice has lost its soul 😢.
Valencian here! My town is also getting quickly overcrowded by tourism and rents have sky rocketed. Many ground floors in buildings in the neighborhood I used to live, between the city centre and the beach, are being destined to be tourist apartments instead of local shops. For instance, an old greengrocers had to shut down because the lessors increased the rent so that the renters were forced out. The reason: tourist apartments are much more lucrative. My opinion: ban tourist apartments. Ban Airbnb, Homeaway and the likes. That's it. Like in Barcelona. Sounds harsh but first of all is the locals welfare. You want to visit a city? Get yourself accomodation in a hotel. There's variety of prices. Btw I also disliked a lot those people firing water to tourists. It was really upsetting to me and most of the Spanish people.
I agree! I visit family every year in a super popular tourist town in the US and every year I go it seems like more and more family homes and apartments have become vacation rentals. It pushes out locals and causes housing prices to soar. But if you ban Airbnb and the like and have tourists stay at hotels (you know like everyone used to do 15 years ago), then this problem would most likely be solved. If there aren’t enough hotel rooms available in a certain tourist area then they will naturally have to visit at another time or different location. That used to be normal. I just hope that Spaniards supporting this anti-tourist message don’t use vacation rentals themselves when travelling abroad, otherwise that would be horribly hypocritical.
@@lmarts I think they could achieve a similar result without outright banning them, but limiting it to about 10% the number that it currently is. But yeah, residential areas should not become holiday resorts. It's ridiculous.
Gracias por compartir esta importante perspectiva. Mis habilidades de escucha en español están mejorando porque tengo un viaje a Madrid el mes que viene. Pensé que a finales de septiembre era un buen momento para visitarlo porque habría menos turistas.
Porfavor sigue informandonos de las noticias de españa , es que entender el aspecto social sin ser nativo o residente es complicado y compartiendo este tipo de videos nos permite entender a su país mejor y sobre todo aprender como hablar en diferentes ejes de la vida cultural ,social ,economica ,politica ..muy importante y interesante su canal ❤muchas gracías
El año pasado hice gran parte del camino de Santiago y me gustaron varias ciudades pequeñas como Burgos, Pamplona, Astorga, y algunas grandes como León para visitar este año con mi esposa lo cual haremos el próximo mes de Septiembre. También visitaremos Sevilla, Granada, Madrid y desafortunadamente, tambien Barcelona. Si de por si no me atraia tanto Barcelona antes, ahora con la actitud de algunos ciudadanos hacia los turistas, ahora menos. Tendremos que llegar ahi para tomar el tren a Paris, de otra manera la evitaria. En lo personal nos gusta visitar ciudades menos concurridas por tantos turistas en los diferentes paises Europeos que visitamos para disfrutar mas la escencia de los paises que visitamos.
I am Australian, April this year I visited Spain. In Córdoba I visited the Mesquita, the queue to go inside was long, more than half way around the wall of the garden. I speak a little Spanish, most of the tourists in the queue were speaking Spanish (not all from South America). I had a to have a giggle, Spanish locals complaining about Spanish tourists. Love Spain BTW 🥰
Whole city centres turned into airbnbs , noise, litter, rowdy behaviour, the cost of rents rocketing, the locals expelled, university students finding it impossible to find accommodation in shared flats with the minimum commodities et cetera. These are protests against the neglect of the interests of Spanish nationals, against massive tourism at whatever cost, not against foreign visitors. In spite of some incidents involving deranged people (all nations have more than their fair share of those), we continue to be very welcoming folks.
@@carlosaradas5926 I should be clear, I have Spanish friends who are warm, welcoming, super sociable. I enjoy their company and their humour, the culture, music, food, language. When I hear the negativity, its not the Spain I know 🙏
@@carlosaradas5926I'm sorry to hear that. But the problem is not about the tourists , but about your government who allowed this. If you go to your local municipality and protest against that policy, they will have to oblige.
Estoy aprendiendo español ahora (asi lo siento si digo algo incorrectamente), yo entendi la mayoria de este video, pero no endendi todo. gracias para este video! me ayudó a entender mejor los problemas! voy a mirar mas de tus videos, y seguir aprendindo mas :)
Great video format. I am a high-beginner or low-intermediate level Spanish learner, but the combination of Spanish subtitles plus definitions of some difficult words made the video very comprehensible for me. It’s not my country, so not really my business, but couldn’t those Spanish cities impose sales taxes on common tourist items to generate revenue for local government services? For instance a tax on hotel and AirBNB that tourists would mostly pay? That way your city generates the necessary revenue to manage tourism better, plus offset some of the pain that locals feel as a result of tourism?
First of all, you are great! and sweet. I also live in Barcelona, I suffer from tourists and I agree with most of what you said except one.. the main one.. rent prices.. Rent prices are going up in the entire world, I don't think it is related to tourism. Also, most or maybe all the other reasons are direct - noise, garbage, water waste.. rent is indirect reason even if it is true
Tourism might be 13% of gdp for 2024, acording to Caixa. Spain can find a way to handle even halving tourism, as most of gdp is not tourism related, so Spain is not living from tourism.
Muchas gracias por crear este video, Lucía. Estaremos en España el próximo mes y he estado preocupado de tener problemas. Sin embargo, somos una familia respetuosa, sabemos hablar español, y nuestra meta sea vivir allí en el futuro. Estuvimos allí (Barcelona, Mallorca) el año pasado. Aunque el viajo era maravilloso, no disfruté mucho los días en Mallorca porque había un montón de gente. Era una pesadilla a veces. No soy el jefe pero si sea, cambiaría varias cosas. 1. Para los extranjeros, no se puede comprar una casa a no ser que vayas a vivir en esa casa. 2. Prueba de español. Se tiene que aprobar un examen de español de A2 o B1 para poder comprar una casa. 3. El gobierno de España tiene que cambiar las reglas sobre turismo. Debería existir reglas sobre el numero de turistas que pueden venir al país cada mes.
Great video! I was able to follow much more than I though I would! It's nice to know that my Spanish is improving. Just three months ago I was lucky enough to get to visit Madrid. I understand that Madrid isn't having the same kind of tourist issues as other parts of Spain. From my travels, I didn't encounter any negative issues with anyone local... everyone was so nice to me and very patient with my low-level Spanish. I do try to be a good tourist wherever I go though and respect the home of the local residents. I would want the same. As for the price of living in those areas where tourism is popular, that certainly is a problem that the Spanish government needs to figure out for the sake of their citizens (as well as any other tourist destinations). I hope that they do... as a tourist, I want to visit a community that is happy and proud to welcome tourists into their cities, but does not feel like they are being priced out of their homes for the sake of tourist dollars. I hope a balance can be found.
AirBnB seems part of the problem. Similar in UK. Those well off enough to own multiple properties, can make money renting holiday homes for far less effort than owning and running a hotel. AirBnB's can appear in places where they'd never get permission to build a hotel.
Pronto visitaré España y, después de ver este vídeo, aseguro que lo haré con respeto. GRACIAS. i will soon visit spain and after viewing this video, i can assure you it will be with all my respect. thank you. je visiterai bientot l'espagne et , après avoir vu ce vidéo, je peux vous assurer que je le ferai avec respect. merci
Me gusta España también y visitar a menudo🥹but I never saw any signs of “tourists go home” but my friends did. From my prospective Españoles/las son muy buenas y simpáticas. I wish people will understand and stop putting hate on turistas. Much love & peace from scot❤️
After living in Spain for 10 years, the problem here is greed. The spanish government has let things get out of control and has failed to protect the local economy for the spaniards. Ironically, the Spaniards then blame tourism, but this is after of course taking advantage of the tourists. So the government was greedy. The Spaniish citizens were greedy. Now, prices are souring and it is the fault of the tourist or companies like AirBNB. I love my life here.......but if it is something that I have learned, it is always someones elses fault here and the spaniards are fantanstic at coming up with reasons that sound irrefutable. Which is why problems don't get solved in Spain.
Justo fui a Barcelona días después de esa protesta donde usaron pistolas de agua. No sentí hostilidad. Yo diría más bien lo que sentí fue indiferencia, y casi solo en negocios muy traficados. Pero siendo de EEUU, ese ambiente no me pone de malas. Gente que a diario anda lidiando con turistas obviamente andan fastidiados.
O turismo massivo é uma doença. Aqui no Brasil temos sofrido com isto também. E o incrível é que a coisa toda adquire uma característica mecânica, parece que as pessoas estão apenas batendo ponto, cumprindo um checklist de lugares a serem postados em suas midias sociais, rostos apáticos andando em bandos.
Parece que España es demasiado chido para el mundo, cada uno quiere visitar 😅 Entiendo bien los habitantes, solo fue poco de agua, no duele y ahora la gente habla sobre el problema, bien hecho en mi opinion 👍
Vídeos geniales con temas importantes. Podemos aprender incluso más que el idioma. Gracias por enseñarnos tanto. Siempre me he preguntado por qué algunos españoles se manifestaran contra el turismo. Ahora tiene mucho sentido y siento más educado.
Hay los mismos problemas en muchas partes del mundo, la gente no gana suficiente dinero para vivir y no hay suficientes casas o pisos asequibles para alquilar. Me parece que la solución más eficaz es que los gobiernos construyan viviendas sociales que sólo los ciudadanos puedan alquilar a precios asequibles.
Real estate price growth in Spain is partly explained by wealthy South Americans buying during and after COVID, not the tourism. Without the tourism the unemployment situation would be even worse than it currently is.
Mi español es joven, soy principiante con el idioma, así que el resto en inglés. Outlaw 50% of current 'entire apartments' for tourist rentals (by lottery) and encourage home stay style accommodation where you rent a room in someone's house or flat. Companies like AirBnB are ruining cultural capitals all over Europe where the locals can no longer afford to live in the cities they are from.
Better to ban 100% of short term rentals except for hotels, which actually use space efficiently. Sufficient housing supply-> Lower rents -> extra spending money in the hands of locals.
De hecho la mista situación está pasando con Hungría. Yo viví allá desde 2006 - 2012 y ese país era muy barato incluso para el turismo especialmente en comparación con Europa Oeste y Norte. Pero después de 2012 comenzaron a descubrirlo más y más turistas, y, por supuesto, el gestión empezo a adaptar todo para turismo, entonces exactamente lo que estás contando en este video. Yo volví a Hungría en este julio de Los Emiratos Arabes y estaba sorprendido que casi todo se volvió mucho más caro y a veces más caro que en Dubai! Es increíble! Por eso la gente local está realmente chocada, poque los salarios casi no suben y tienen que sobrevivir en esta nueva realidad
Barcelona and Mallorca are having issues with that, but I was in Madrid, as well as several surrounding cities, just a few months ago and everyone there couldn't have been nicer to me. The entire country is not rebelling against tourism. Not a single protest regarding tourists during my stay. Spoke to many, many locals and everyone was warm and welcoming.
I fell in love with Spain when I met my ex. I've wanted nothing more than to go back and visit all the beautiful places after she took me to her home town in Madrid one time. Now I just feel so guilty at the idea of going back as I don't want to add to the problem. I have friends who say they're going to Spain and I try to educate them with what's going on but for some people it's hard to see past the sun and and holiday vibes. I really hope the people of Spain find a comfortable economy and environment to live in. Then I'll come to see your beautiful country again.
If you avoid the most typical tourism places you'll find the same thing and there won't be any problem. In fact, you'll probably have a better experience.
@@jal051 I hope that's the case because I love Madrid. The people, the architecture, the lifestyle there. Just trying to learn some more Spanish now so I can confidently go there myself.
@@alexriddock177This is mostly happening in Barcelona and other massive beach tourism cities. Appart from the issue with Airbnbs, a lot of beach tourists have alcoholic behaviours, have problems follow rules, etc. So in Madrid we have less direct problems with tourism. There can be people against tourism because of Airbnb, but not a lot about direct behaviour of tourists
@@alexriddock177 Madrid doesn't have that problem. I mean, rent prices are also insane in Madrid, but it's not only because of tourism. There are many factors for it in Madrid. This is happening in Barcelona, Valencia, Mallorca, the coast towns at the South and the Canary Islands. Well... you get the point. Full on touristic spots.
Yo también vivo en un local que, durante los veranos, esta llenísimo de turistas. Me enoja un poco - es que vivo en un pueblo pequeño que se ha convertido en un "resort community," y ese hecha ha cambiado los precios, especialmente el precio de vivir, y la calidad de vivir para las personas nativas (no hay espacios de aparcar, nuestros negocios favoritos son siempre tan ocupadas para disfrutarnos, etc.) Pero, al mismo tiempo, yo entiendo que nuestra pueblito depende de esto turismo, y cuando termina el verano, vamos a tener nuestro pueblo para nosotros otra vez. Es una cosa que es difícil equilibrar, pero nunca recurriría al violencia, no importa lo que me enoja, porque yo entiendo que es un pueblo muy bonito, y.tengo mucha suerte poder vivir aquí. Claro, es aquí para explorar y disfrutar, y todas deben poder visitar. Pero por eso yo me siento en conflicto!
I wish people of Spain all the best. In my country i feel its too overcrowded too and we hardly have tourists its just us. I cant imagine having to deal with overflow of foreigners . Our streets are already crowded its so annoying, buses r full all the time you can go to uni or work in time. Traffic is horrible
Tourism management is not the problem of Tourist, it’s a problem of government, locals, and so on..! No wise human can defends the bad acts from locals…! We call this in humanity jargon HATE AND RACISM.
Thankyou for taking the time to explain about the tourist situation.If tourism stopped all together,many thousands of local people would lose their jobs businesses etc .Nobody wants that so there has to be a bit of give and take.Covering tourists in water and giving them abuse is not doing the anti tourist protesters any good.People WILL stop coming and go elsewhere .
Thank you for covering this import and timely issue. I hope the Spanish government can listen to its citizens and limit visitors before they arrive and are mistreated.
Lo entiendo y comparto vuestra preocupación.😢 Y lo que me parece absurdo e injusto es que se vendan souvenirs "españoles" pero "NO HECHOS" en España 🤦🏽♀️ Pero esto pasa desafortunadamente en la mayoría de las ciudades turísticas. Los artesanos locales se quedan sin trabajo 😢
No se las respuestas de las preguntas porque la tema es muy complicada. Pero gracias por este video. Es muy interesante y puedo entender mucho. Quiero entender las perspectivas de gentes de España. Lo siento, porque estudio español y mi nivel es A1.
We were going to go to Spain in April. I guess we will look for someplace else to go. I am learning Spanish as I live in Central America and was hoping to visit someplace that speaks it as well. I guess it will be Argentina instead.
Sad to hear you won't come to Spain 😢😢 I must say that in general you won't find any problems as a tourist and that you will be welcomed. Especially if you go to other cities outside of the ones I mention 👍🏼
In July I went to Mallorca for the first time and it was nice, just a bit crowded at times. I didn't see any protests or felt unwelcomed. I hope the government can step up regulations that would help locals. I believe this situation is mostly not the tourist's fault but rather a combination of inflation and the government's lack of regulations as given the opportunity I think your fellow Spaniard landlords or owners will do what they can to maximize profits. We stayed at a hotel and never use AirBnBs and I hope that helps.
muchas gracias por contarnos la historia. ya que estaba pensando visitar a España el año que viene )-: Aumento del precios es un problema grande no solo por España pero por mayoría del mundo. Pero no es solo culpa del turismo. por ejemplo yo vivo en Estados Unidos en una área no turística y nosotros tenemos el mismo problema. los precios de los bienes inmuebles casi duplicó en unos años pasados, los precios del alquiler aumentaban mucho también. los precios de compras, precios en restaurantes precios de ropa etcétera etcétera etcétera todos ellos aumentaron drásticamente sobre todo después del covid.
En general, a los españoles nos gustan los turistas, ¡así que eres bienvenida! 😄 Al menos si la gente que visita España es consciente de los problemas que hay, quizás puedan ayudar comprando cosas en sitios locales en vez de cadenas de empresas grandes, por ejemplo. Qué pena escuchar que por allí también tenéis el problema de la subida de precios :( En España se ha notado mucho desde la guerra de Ucrania… 😭
Sorry to hear, but the Spanish people come first. It is their country afterall. Do not sell land or property to foreigners. I do not visit a country to hear people speak English and serve American food. I want culture of that country. Otherwise, why come. I am fortunate to have visited Spain in the Mid-1970s for several years as part of my Naval service. I love the people, the music, the art, and the food.
For tourists to be in Spain, there needs to be accommodation for them. Who owns the accommodation? In the majority Spaniards. Over tourism is firmly at the fault of the Spanish. If they want to change it, change it, but stop attacking tourists. There are no tourists where I live, but costs have increased hugely, it's the way of the world.
Seems like a compromise would be to have a certain proportion of the housing set for locals with growth in proportion to a national index, in Australia, we have consumer price index (CPI) based on the average of a basket of staple products, bread, milk, petroleum, ect. This figure is fed into pensions and wage rises, so for the last year with higher inflation it was 6.6%. It is supervised by treasury or finance department. So a city area might have 75% eg. 100,000 people resident + annual CPI. With 25% available for tourism. It is an issue world wide wealth drives money and money drives wealth, if you get my drift. I am not a demographer but I will look into it. Thanks for your hard work.
Tens of thousands of Spaniards live here in Berlin. They all contribute to life becoming more and more expensive and there is no longer any housing. Isn't it still enriching that they are here? Should we all just stay in our own countries in the future? To be honest, I find it sad that many people in Spain are becoming more and more xenophobic. 🤷♂️
Me gustaba este video y tema. Estoy aprendiendo Español pero pienso que pueda hablar sobre la tema. Lo siento si le tiene errores. 😬 Esta es una tema muy universal. En muchas ciudades alrededor del mundo, grande y pequeño, hay este problema. Vivo en Los Ángeles, California y los precios y las rentas han aumentado mucho. Tenemos tantos apartamentos nuevos y vacíos, y cada año el gobierno dicen los arreglarán. Me encanta a viajar y experimentar otras culturas. Pienso que sea muy importante para viajar, visitar, y aprender sobre otras culturas, pero cuando vienen demasiado turistas, nos necesitamos preguntar "Estamos ayudando o no?" Porque si no, el gobierno necesite trabajar con los lugareños para crear un plan turismo que no destruye la cultura de la zona o ciudad y también no destruye las empresas locales que dependiente en las turistas. No sé que es el solución perfecto pero no es hostigar las turistas. Por ejemplo, soy afroamericano. Mis familiares no podían soñar de viajar por muchos decenios. Ahora, tengo la oportunidad para visitar y ver otros países que mis ancestros no podían. Hay muchas turistas como yo. Visitantes por primera vez. No estamos la problema pero entendemos y estoy de acuerdo, necesitan un solución. Me encantaba España cuando visité. Quiero visitar otra vez. ❤
The government doesn’t care whether tourism helps citizens, it cares whether tourism helps businesses. It’s businesses who lobby and make their voices heard and decide the media narrative that determines voting patterns of citizens
Vivo en las afueras de madrid compartiendo piso con dos personas y me dejo la mitad del sueldo solo en el alquiler... Es muy importante que se trate este tema! Muy buen video.
Reject overpriced South Europe, enjoy based Central Europe.
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If you include people visiting California from other US states we get 268.1 million tourists per year. Florida gets 140 million per year. That's a lot or people.
Oh good point. Yes, the numbers for European countries are inflated relative to the numbers for North America, where you can travel two thousand miles for vacation and still be in the same country.
Se está contra de la masificación, de la enorme cantidad de pisos turísticos, que molestan enormemente a los vecinos, porque hay que tener en cuenta que muchos turistas no son educados, ensucian hacen, ruido y molestan muchísimo. Y el coste del alquiler para los locales ha subido enormemente y es que es imposible de encontrar un piso de alquiler.
“España vive del turismo..” Eso es una de las mayores bobadas que la gente no deja de repetir/ 1. España NO vive del turismo, no en el sentido literal de la palabra, sobre todo cuando el turismo no representa más del 12% del PIB. - Que el turismo sea una industria lucrativa, no implica que haya que llevarlo a la sobreexplotación.
Asi lo es en muchas partes de Mexico. Voy a espana con mi hija por la primera vez en dos semanas. Compre los boletos 4 meses atras, y luego todo eso Paso. No Sabia, pero entiendo, y espero que no haiga problema.
Good input. But when you regulate with quotas and limits you will see less tourists because tourists are fickle and they have many other choices. The next protest will be for Government handouts and then people will flee while taxes skyrocket from lack of taxed foreign money and massive local need. Foreign cash is an incredible blessing as it strengthens the local currency and circulates locally. It is hard to understand how 3000 people could be so pennywise and pound foolish.
Uncontrolled tourism is definitely a problem and is significantly contributing to the issues. But it is important to remember that other parts of Spain are seeing similar changes. The rent price in many non-tourist parts of Spain has also soared in the past 10 years. In addition, many bars, restaurants and small shops are closing. For many reasons. E..g. the next generation does not want to spend 70 hours a week running a business that barely pays, they are doing what their parents encouraged them to do and have taken their university degree and entered better-paid professions, fairly recent changes to how tax is paid for family members working in the business does not help either. Rising bills, competition from larger shops and chains, more bureaucracy, changing customer habits (I don´t see many young people having breakfast daily in or enjoying Almuerzo in Spanish cafes?) and people having less spare cash all contribute. Controlling tourism will help to make neighbourhoods far more liveable again, but I worry that it will not restore things completely.
gracias por el video! Diria que hay lo mismo problema en todo el mundo. Vivo en un pueblo pequeño, casi 11 mil habitantes, y muchas casa se usan por turísticas en lugar de habitantes locales. Los precios de Aguilar suban mucho y mucho gente no puede pagar los precios altos para vivir. Me gusta viajar y ahora trato de usar hoteles en lugar de air b
So many people are taking vacations outside of their native country. As stated in this video, this creates real problems for the natives. I am sympathetic to their concerns. Perhaps cities that have very high numbers of tourists need to place some limits on the number of tourists allowed each year. But that may be very difficult to implement.
spain should give visa limited days like max one week. Also, need to give numbered people visa. specify all place's population and they can go limited place in spain.
A lot of these protestors are just people protesting for the sake of protesting. They go from one bandwagon to the next. It will blow over in time. Instead of directing them at tourists, why don't they protest against the government for the housing crisis and the Spanish airbnb owners who are profiting from it? The tourists are not to blame. Its not the fault of tourists that Spanish business owners turn their local store in to a cheap souviner store or locker storage. Lack of housing is a problem in many countries, including the UK. Travel generally is saturated in the summer months, because, in the UK at least, parents are fined for taking their children out of school during term time. Therefore everyone has to go on holiday at the same time... Personally you won't see me go anywhere during peak holiday season - I couldn't imagine anything worse. See you in January just after new year when everything is cheaper and less crowded!
Prices worldwide have increased drastically in the last few years, especially for accommodation. Spain isn't special in this trend and blaming tourists is a scapegoat move.
There's a big difference between protesting against tourism and protesting against tourists. One is protesting government policy, the other is basically antagonising people and trying to make them feel bad just for trying to enjoy their short lives while they have the chance.
I think these protests would be much more effective if they were more targeted at government policy. Airbnb should not be allowed to run rampant in every city, turning once culturally Spanish residential streets into holiday resorts. It's sad, and it's so easily avoidable. There was nothing wrong with hotels. Airbnb has made life better for a small number of people and much worse for so many others. If the government had simply limited it (for example one Airbnb property per building or something like that), we probably wouldn't be having this issue.
But a lot of the protesting ends up being targeted at normal people and families who perhaps have difficult situations at home or who have saved up for months or years to come away on holiday, and get attacked for simply trying to enjoy themselves or spend some money in local bars and restaurants.
Moreover, tourism is something like 14% of the economy here. It's a bit ridiculous to think it can just be done away with. If (hypothetically) the government banned tourism, without fixing the autonomo system or engaging in sensible fiscal policies to create more reasonable work opportunities, youth unemployment would absolutely plummet, far below what it's at now.
But, tourism can be localised to specific locations (as in hotel resorts etc), it does not have to fill up every single square inch of a city until there's no one local left. That's an absolutely tragic thing to happen to a place, and it shouldn't be allowed. Protecting the sovereignty, culture and existence of the native population is the most basic and fundamental responsibility of the government, but most governments seem to think their job is just to grow GDP on paper at any and all costs.
Tal vez poner impuestos a los alojamientos turisticos, incluyendo alojamientos como Airbnb??? Also, protesting to the public/tourists, makes the government move faster. If you just protest to the politicians, things never get done. I am from Hawai'i.
@@kalaiolele8796 people can absolutely get things done protesting politicians/government buildings. And by not writing "TOURISTS GET OUT" on their signs, they might be taken more seriously.
@@BigDome1 estas protestas van desde 2012, desde hace muchos años los residentes locales están hasta las narices de soportar turistas y el negocio turistico, sin haberlo elegido. Así que no brother, hasta que no haya cambios se incomodará a turistas y a quien haga falta.
@@MrCanalon No, it's not right to target individuals and it never will be. And not only is it not right, but it's not going to help the situation at all.
@@BigDome1So what if they protest to the government for years and nothing gets done. Do they fold their hands and accept their fate?
I'm asking not because I'd like to be treated like this as a tourist but just to know what the alternative is if the government (as they claim) have done nothing for about 12yrs now.
Soy inglés y viajé a España hace poco. No tuve no problema con los lugareños, de hecho fueron amables. Pero no fui a un pueblo muy turístico y puedo hablar un poco de español. Su vídeo fue muy interesante e informativo.
Gracias por la palabra lugareños (locals). Me has enseñado algo nuevo, Tim Moore. (No tuve ningún problema, the olde double negative, but not any, not no)
creo que los problemas suceden en Barcelona. Me quedé en Madrid por 6 semanas en un apartamento. A la gente no le importaba. Las historias de personas metiéndose con las turistas siempre ocurren en Barcelona
Al menos tú intentas hablar el idioma
El problema no es puntual de Barcelona, ocurre en todo el pais (España) deteriora la convivencia, se produce una fuerte especulación inmobiliaria y el comportamiento ocioso de muchos turistas jovenes deja mucho que desear, de verdad que no queremos esa masificación.
Los edificios que contienen los apartamentos necesitan ser solo para la gente local. Pero es difícil implementar está regla. Necesita mucho pensamiento para funcionar. Buena suerte. En video muy bien y interesante.
Great video! Would love to see more videos like that, in comprehensible Spanish, about news or current hot topics in Spain.
Much love, thanks for the vid.
Much love from Serbia to people of Spain.
Cuantos
Love your clearly spoken Spanish subscripted!
Lo mismo pasa en Ámsterdam. Pero también hay otras problemas. Es una problema de que hay demasiado gente.
A month ago I was looking for a video on this theme which I could understand and I found only news reports. Thanks for the video on an interesting topic!
Thank you so much for this video ❤, we learned a lot with you 🥰. Gracias for the subtitles
Muchísimas gracias por tu vídeos. Este tema es muy importante. Pero España es un país muy bonita y por eso todo el mundo quiere visitarlo.
No nos visitéis más. Dejadnos en paz
@@Qrtuopwhat do you mean by “no nos visitéis más”? I haven’t written a word about whether I’ve been to or plan to visit Spain. Secondly, what do you mean by “dejando en paz”? I personally have never cause any trouble to anyone ☝🏻if you want a change go and make it instead of writing comments to a person you don’t know
@@LiudmilaKurzinatourists want to continue imagining that they are a benefit, eh?
@@SigFigNewton have no idea 🤷🏼♀️ never asked them
@@SigFigNewtondo you realise that you're a tourist outside your country? Then stay in Spain and never go out of your country
Shish.... I think I just understood most of that. How good are you at teaching... wow... I've never even studied Spanish.
¡Estoy tan feliz de que el algoritmo de TH-cam me haya traído a tu canal! Llevo más de 20 años viviendo en Madrid, dando clases de inglés y alemán, pero sin haber tenido tiempo suficiente para aprender español correctamente (al menos no para mis estándares y después de tantos años), aunque he notado un efecto de bola de nieve últimamente y tu canal definitivamente será de gran ayuda! 💪🏻🤗
Bienvenido al canal, muchas gracias por interesarte por mis vídeos y dejar tu comentario 😄😄 Espero que te ayude mucho 😊
@@holamydailyspanishOI.sou brasileiro.agrada-me suas aulas.
DIGA,por que os espanhóis não querem os turistas na ESPANHA?
Os turistas trazem investimentos para o país.
Omg this was so interesting I forgot I was listening to Spanish. lol
This was so interesting, I love going to Spain I just got back from San Sebastián, and I definitely noticed that compared to 10 years ago when I was a kid it was way less crowded, it’s hard to find a nice restaurant, and the beaches were absolute overcrowded. Keep making these video’s because I feel like my Spanish is surely improving!
why go peak season?
Spain has been effectively destroyed by tourism.
@@Qrtuop no it hasn’t huge part of its income necessary for the country is gained by tourism wdym
@@LeonB1 12%.
Dear Lucia,
This rabbit hole runs really deep... But I completely agree with the concept of protecting your culture, the way of living and other values, especially your language and culinaries. The problem is the "mass" part of the tourism (we call it "Ibiza effect") and the effect of the money on people. Some people think they own the place just because they paid one weeks rent...
I experienced that in certain places I had to drive 2 hours to find a section at the beach which was not a playground of the riches.
I live in Spain since May and in general I received a very warm welcome and people were very patient while I struggled to communicate, and I met only one grumpy cat no matter how polite I wanted to be. (I think the Lucia-level of kindness is some end level achievement as it is so rare)
I wanted to rent or rent-to-buy a house but I hit a lot of obstacles which sometimes didn't make any sense. Like sometimes the rent itself is more than the 50% of an average earning... While you have a lot of "shadow inventory" (houses, aparmants which are not listed to keep the supply low and the prices high) because there are a lot of wealthy individuals who have 10 or more real estate but the income of 2-3 apartmant is enough to support them, so they don't care if the rest stays empty.
And I saw a lot of "flipped" listings where someone got a house for cheap, did some superficial but spectacular upgrades and wants to sell at overpriced rate.
What I miss here is to phrase solutions (Capsule homes? Prefab houses? Modular homes? The tech is there... And for a tourist to spend a few weeks this could be a cheap solution.), everyone knows the problems, you don't need to repeat them. You need to spread the ideas of solutions. As I am not a Spaniard (yet) I do not take the liberty to come up with ideas, but usually the solution is fighting against greed and targeting sustainable (!) solutions and if the prices are high and you cannot mitigate the demand then you should quantitatively easen the supply.
Revoking tourism licences is a good start to protect historical areas and as the govermnment could issue new ones in other areas to control the saturation.
Only revoking and not issuing new ones will lead to grey market as the tourism demand will be there regardless the licenses.
So maybe is would be beneficial not just fighting the old but building the new as well.
Banning short term rentals is definitely the way to go.
@@SigFigNewton Outright banning just creates a black market. Proper regulation is way more beneficial, I think.
@@ivanczar9413 making it illegal to hire hit men just makes a black market.
Could say the same thing of so many laws
I love Barcelona😢 Im Quarter Spanish from Philippines my grandparents and cousins are Spanish according to the them housing is very high in Barcelona now. They are part of that protest when I called them
I love Spain so much, my favorite country to visit as a tourist. Yes, Spaniards love the tourists and are open minded but they have to protect themselves otherwise the spaniard's culture will disappear slowly with the time also the spanish people lives is not getting better like any other extremely touristic countries. You are right 100 percent.
Great video. You speak in a way that is easy to understand. Well done! In Italy, we have the same problem, especially in Venice. It used to be a real city with real people living there. Now it is very difficult for locals to enjoy their own city. Venice has lost its soul 😢.
Valencian here! My town is also getting quickly overcrowded by tourism and rents have sky rocketed. Many ground floors in buildings in the neighborhood I used to live, between the city centre and the beach, are being destined to be tourist apartments instead of local shops. For instance, an old greengrocers had to shut down because the lessors increased the rent so that the renters were forced out. The reason: tourist apartments are much more lucrative.
My opinion: ban tourist apartments. Ban Airbnb, Homeaway and the likes. That's it. Like in Barcelona. Sounds harsh but first of all is the locals welfare. You want to visit a city? Get yourself accomodation in a hotel. There's variety of prices.
Btw I also disliked a lot those people firing water to tourists. It was really upsetting to me and most of the Spanish people.
I agree! I visit family every year in a super popular tourist town in the US and every year I go it seems like more and more family homes and apartments have become vacation rentals. It pushes out locals and causes housing prices to soar. But if you ban Airbnb and the like and have tourists stay at hotels (you know like everyone used to do 15 years ago), then this problem would most likely be solved. If there aren’t enough hotel rooms available in a certain tourist area then they will naturally have to visit at another time or different location. That used to be normal.
I just hope that Spaniards supporting this anti-tourist message don’t use vacation rentals themselves when travelling abroad, otherwise that would be horribly hypocritical.
@@lmarts I think they could achieve a similar result without outright banning them, but limiting it to about 10% the number that it currently is.
But yeah, residential areas should not become holiday resorts. It's ridiculous.
Gracias por compartir esta importante perspectiva. Mis habilidades de escucha en español están mejorando porque tengo un viaje a Madrid el mes que viene. Pensé que a finales de septiembre era un buen momento para visitarlo porque habría menos turistas.
Porfavor sigue informandonos de las noticias de españa , es que entender el aspecto social sin ser nativo o residente es complicado y compartiendo este tipo de videos nos permite entender a su país mejor y sobre todo aprender como hablar en diferentes ejes de la vida cultural ,social ,economica ,politica ..muy importante y interesante su canal ❤muchas gracías
I wish every Spaniard spoke as understandable like you do
El año pasado hice gran parte del camino de Santiago y me gustaron varias ciudades pequeñas como Burgos, Pamplona, Astorga, y algunas grandes como León para visitar este año con mi esposa lo cual haremos el próximo mes de Septiembre. También visitaremos Sevilla, Granada, Madrid y desafortunadamente, tambien Barcelona. Si de por si no me atraia tanto Barcelona antes, ahora con la actitud de algunos ciudadanos hacia los turistas, ahora menos. Tendremos que llegar ahi para tomar el tren a Paris, de otra manera la evitaria. En lo personal nos gusta visitar ciudades menos concurridas por tantos turistas en los diferentes paises Europeos que visitamos para disfrutar mas la escencia de los paises que visitamos.
I am Australian, April this year I visited Spain. In Córdoba I visited the Mesquita, the queue to go inside was long, more than half way around the wall of the garden. I speak a little Spanish, most of the tourists in the queue were speaking Spanish (not all from South America). I had a to have a giggle, Spanish locals complaining about Spanish tourists. Love Spain BTW 🥰
Whole city centres turned into airbnbs , noise, litter, rowdy behaviour, the cost of rents rocketing, the locals expelled, university students finding it impossible to find accommodation in shared flats with the minimum commodities et cetera. These are protests against the neglect of the interests of Spanish nationals, against massive tourism at whatever cost, not against foreign visitors. In spite of some incidents involving deranged people (all nations have more than their fair share of those), we continue to be very welcoming folks.
I went in January and it was quiet.
@@Answersonapostcard January is colder compared to April, thats probably why it was quieter. Love Spain.
@@carlosaradas5926 I should be clear, I have Spanish friends who are warm, welcoming, super sociable. I enjoy their company and their humour, the culture, music, food, language. When
I hear the negativity, its not the Spain I know 🙏
@@carlosaradas5926I'm sorry to hear that. But the problem is not about the tourists , but about your government who allowed this. If you go to your local municipality and protest against that policy, they will have to oblige.
Estoy aprendiendo español ahora (asi lo siento si digo algo incorrectamente), yo entendi la mayoria de este video, pero no endendi todo.
gracias para este video! me ayudó a entender mejor los problemas!
voy a mirar mas de tus videos, y seguir aprendindo mas :)
Bien dicho. Gracias
Great video format. I am a high-beginner or low-intermediate level Spanish learner, but the combination of Spanish subtitles plus definitions of some difficult words made the video very comprehensible for me. It’s not my country, so not really my business, but couldn’t those Spanish cities impose sales taxes on common tourist items to generate revenue for local government services? For instance a tax on hotel and AirBNB that tourists would mostly pay? That way your city generates the necessary revenue to manage tourism better, plus offset some of the pain that locals feel as a result of tourism?
Muchísimas gracias por tu aclaración 💚
This is so helpful. I love that it has subtitles, but also the video hard enough for me not to understand all of it.
Great video, very good way to learn Spanish, subscribed immediately! 👍🎉
The background music can be improved though.. 😂
Muchas gracias y bienvenido al canal 😄 Lo tendré en cuenta 😆
I wish all the Spanish would speak that way! 🫶🏻
Mucho gracias por (subtitles) me gustan mucho tus videos y tu forma de hablar (is understandable and clear) 🙏❤️
First of all, you are great! and sweet.
I also live in Barcelona, I suffer from tourists and I agree with most of what you said except one.. the main one.. rent prices..
Rent prices are going up in the entire world, I don't think it is related to tourism. Also, most or maybe all the other reasons are direct - noise, garbage, water waste.. rent is indirect reason even if it is true
Me voy a Andalucía dentro de 6 días, me gusta muchísimo dar un paseo por las calles de Málaga.
Tourism might be 13% of gdp for 2024, acording to Caixa. Spain can find a way to handle even halving tourism, as most of gdp is not tourism related, so Spain is not living from tourism.
Millions feel none of the money coming in from tourism but do feel the increased cost of living
Muy bueno vídeo, muchas gracias y estoy de acuerdo con tus ideas.
Muchas gracias por crear este video, Lucía. Estaremos en España el próximo mes y he estado preocupado de tener problemas. Sin embargo, somos una familia respetuosa, sabemos hablar español, y nuestra meta sea vivir allí en el futuro. Estuvimos allí (Barcelona, Mallorca) el año pasado. Aunque el viajo era maravilloso, no disfruté mucho los días en Mallorca porque había un montón de gente. Era una pesadilla a veces. No soy el jefe pero si sea, cambiaría varias cosas. 1. Para los extranjeros, no se puede comprar una casa a no ser que vayas a vivir en esa casa. 2. Prueba de español. Se tiene que aprobar un examen de español de A2 o B1 para poder comprar una casa. 3. El gobierno de España tiene que cambiar las reglas sobre turismo. Debería existir reglas sobre el numero de turistas que pueden venir al país cada mes.
Necesito más vídeos de este tipo, resumen de noticias, tu opinión sobre diferentes temas etc 🙏🏻
Buscaré más temas interesantes para tratar en este estilo 🙏🏼 Muchas gracias por tu comentario😄
Great video! I was able to follow much more than I though I would! It's nice to know that my Spanish is improving. Just three months ago I was lucky enough to get to visit Madrid. I understand that Madrid isn't having the same kind of tourist issues as other parts of Spain. From my travels, I didn't encounter any negative issues with anyone local... everyone was so nice to me and very patient with my low-level Spanish. I do try to be a good tourist wherever I go though and respect the home of the local residents. I would want the same. As for the price of living in those areas where tourism is popular, that certainly is a problem that the Spanish government needs to figure out for the sake of their citizens (as well as any other tourist destinations). I hope that they do... as a tourist, I want to visit a community that is happy and proud to welcome tourists into their cities, but does not feel like they are being priced out of their homes for the sake of tourist dollars. I hope a balance can be found.
Entendí todo, gracias por la explicación clara profunda y comprensible ❤
Muchas gracias por tu comentario 🥰
AirBnB seems part of the problem. Similar in UK. Those well off enough to own multiple properties, can make money renting holiday homes for far less effort than owning and running a hotel. AirBnB's can appear in places where they'd never get permission to build a hotel.
Pronto visitaré España y, después de ver este vídeo, aseguro que lo haré con respeto. GRACIAS.
i will soon visit spain and after viewing this video, i can assure you it will be with all my respect. thank you.
je visiterai bientot l'espagne et , après avoir vu ce vidéo, je peux vous assurer que je le ferai avec respect. merci
Me gusta España también y visitar a menudo🥹but I never saw any signs of “tourists go home” but my friends did. From my prospective Españoles/las son muy buenas y simpáticas. I wish people will understand and stop putting hate on turistas. Much love & peace from scot❤️
After living in Spain for 10 years, the problem here is greed. The spanish government has let things get out of control and has failed to protect the local economy for the spaniards. Ironically, the Spaniards then blame tourism, but this is after of course taking advantage of the tourists. So the government was greedy. The Spaniish citizens were greedy. Now, prices are souring and it is the fault of the tourist or companies like AirBNB. I love my life here.......but if it is something that I have learned, it is always someones elses fault here and the spaniards are fantanstic at coming up with reasons that sound irrefutable. Which is why problems don't get solved in Spain.
No puedo visitar España pero para mí sería un sueño hecho realidad.
Justo fui a Barcelona días después de esa protesta donde usaron pistolas de agua. No sentí hostilidad. Yo diría más bien lo que sentí fue indiferencia, y casi solo en negocios muy traficados. Pero siendo de EEUU, ese ambiente no me pone de malas. Gente que a diario anda lidiando con turistas obviamente andan fastidiados.
Yankee go home
Muchas gracias por explicar wl problema y tu punto de vista. Muy interesante 🫶🏻
O turismo massivo é uma doença. Aqui no Brasil temos sofrido com isto também. E o incrível é que a coisa toda adquire uma característica mecânica, parece que as pessoas estão apenas batendo ponto, cumprindo um checklist de lugares a serem postados em suas midias sociais, rostos apáticos andando em bandos.
Parece que España es demasiado chido para el mundo, cada uno quiere visitar 😅
Entiendo bien los habitantes, solo fue poco de agua, no duele y ahora la gente habla sobre el problema, bien hecho en mi opinion 👍
Vídeos geniales con temas importantes. Podemos aprender incluso más que el idioma. Gracias por enseñarnos tanto. Siempre me he preguntado por qué algunos españoles se manifestaran contra el turismo. Ahora tiene mucho sentido y siento más educado.
Hay los mismos problemas en muchas partes del mundo, la gente no gana suficiente dinero para vivir y no hay suficientes casas o pisos asequibles para alquilar. Me parece que la solución más eficaz es que los gobiernos construyan viviendas sociales que sólo los ciudadanos puedan alquilar a precios asequibles.
La igualdad es el problema de fondo. Cuando unos pocos pueden permitirse diez casas pero la mayoría difícilmente puede permitirse una
Your channel is great! So much of valuable content! Thank you for being here and I appreciate the fact that you are vegetarian as well 💚 All the best!
Thank you so much for following my content 😍😍😍 Que tengas muy buen día 🥰🥰
Interesting. BTW love your hair !
Real estate price growth in Spain is partly explained by wealthy South Americans buying during and after COVID, not the tourism. Without the tourism the unemployment situation would be even worse than it currently is.
Mi español es joven, soy principiante con el idioma, así que el resto en inglés.
Outlaw 50% of current 'entire apartments' for tourist rentals (by lottery) and encourage home stay style accommodation where you rent a room in someone's house or flat. Companies like AirBnB are ruining cultural capitals all over Europe where the locals can no longer afford to live in the cities they are from.
Better to ban 100% of short term rentals except for hotels, which actually use space efficiently.
Sufficient housing supply-> Lower rents -> extra spending money in the hands of locals.
Was incredible, the strong and long economic boom in the US following the reduction of housing costs that occurred a dozen years ago or so
Vivo en Tenerife.
En junio de 2024, había 4.000.000 de turistas en las Islas Canarias.
De hecho la mista situación está pasando con Hungría. Yo viví allá desde 2006 - 2012 y ese país era muy barato incluso para el turismo especialmente en comparación con Europa Oeste y Norte. Pero después de 2012 comenzaron a descubrirlo más y más turistas, y, por supuesto, el gestión empezo a adaptar todo para turismo, entonces exactamente lo que estás contando en este video. Yo volví a Hungría en este julio de Los Emiratos Arabes y estaba sorprendido que casi todo se volvió mucho más caro y a veces más caro que en Dubai! Es increíble! Por eso la gente local está realmente chocada, poque los salarios casi no suben y tienen que sobrevivir en esta nueva realidad
Kinda puts me off going to Spain now
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@@anis.anis.a I guess the Spanish have shot themselves in the foot🤣🤣
Barcelona and Mallorca are having issues with that, but I was in Madrid, as well as several surrounding cities, just a few months ago and everyone there couldn't have been nicer to me. The entire country is not rebelling against tourism. Not a single protest regarding tourists during my stay. Spoke to many, many locals and everyone was warm and welcoming.
@@jasoncollins865These are protests for better regulation. It's not a shot in the foot, Brexit was, for example.
why?
I fell in love with Spain when I met my ex. I've wanted nothing more than to go back and visit all the beautiful places after she took me to her home town in Madrid one time. Now I just feel so guilty at the idea of going back as I don't want to add to the problem. I have friends who say they're going to Spain and I try to educate them with what's going on but for some people it's hard to see past the sun and and holiday vibes. I really hope the people of Spain find a comfortable economy and environment to live in. Then I'll come to see your beautiful country again.
don't feel guilty, live your life
If you avoid the most typical tourism places you'll find the same thing and there won't be any problem. In fact, you'll probably have a better experience.
@@jal051 I hope that's the case because I love Madrid. The people, the architecture, the lifestyle there. Just trying to learn some more Spanish now so I can confidently go there myself.
@@alexriddock177This is mostly happening in Barcelona and other massive beach tourism cities. Appart from the issue with Airbnbs, a lot of beach tourists have alcoholic behaviours, have problems follow rules, etc. So in Madrid we have less direct problems with tourism. There can be people against tourism because of Airbnb, but not a lot about direct behaviour of tourists
@@alexriddock177 Madrid doesn't have that problem. I mean, rent prices are also insane in Madrid, but it's not only because of tourism. There are many factors for it in Madrid. This is happening in Barcelona, Valencia, Mallorca, the coast towns at the South and the Canary Islands. Well... you get the point. Full on touristic spots.
love this video, please make more
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Yo también vivo en un local que, durante los veranos, esta llenísimo de turistas. Me enoja un poco - es que vivo en un pueblo pequeño que se ha convertido en un "resort community," y ese hecha ha cambiado los precios, especialmente el precio de vivir, y la calidad de vivir para las personas nativas (no hay espacios de aparcar, nuestros negocios favoritos son siempre tan ocupadas para disfrutarnos, etc.) Pero, al mismo tiempo, yo entiendo que nuestra pueblito depende de esto turismo, y cuando termina el verano, vamos a tener nuestro pueblo para nosotros otra vez. Es una cosa que es difícil equilibrar, pero nunca recurriría al violencia, no importa lo que me enoja, porque yo entiendo que es un pueblo muy bonito, y.tengo mucha suerte poder vivir aquí. Claro, es aquí para explorar y disfrutar, y todas deben poder visitar. Pero por eso yo me siento en conflicto!
I wish people of Spain all the best. In my country i feel its too overcrowded too and we hardly have tourists its just us. I cant imagine having to deal with overflow of foreigners . Our streets are already crowded its so annoying, buses r full all the time you can go to uni or work in time. Traffic is horrible
Tourism management is not the problem of Tourist, it’s a problem of government, locals, and so on..!
No wise human can defends the bad acts from locals…! We call this in humanity jargon HATE AND RACISM.
Thankyou for taking the time to explain about the tourist situation.If tourism stopped all together,many thousands of local people would lose their jobs businesses etc .Nobody wants that so there has to be a bit of give and take.Covering tourists in water and giving them abuse is not doing the anti tourist protesters any good.People WILL stop coming and go elsewhere .
Good. Let them stop coming.
And to do that to decent people visiting Spain, elsewhere, is just plain mean-spirited, obnoxious and childish.
Thank you for covering this import and timely issue. I hope the Spanish government can listen to its citizens and limit visitors before they arrive and are mistreated.
Lo entiendo y comparto vuestra preocupación.😢
Y lo que me parece absurdo e injusto es que se vendan souvenirs "españoles" pero "NO HECHOS" en España 🤦🏽♀️
Pero esto pasa desafortunadamente en la mayoría de las ciudades turísticas. Los artesanos locales se quedan sin trabajo 😢
Out of curiosity, how do you go about taking a trip to Spain without it being intrusive to the locals?
Vivía en BCN por 5 años. Me afectaba mucho el turismo ahí. Cuando hay personas festejando en todas horas de noche o las calles están llenas de gente.
No se las respuestas de las preguntas porque la tema es muy complicada. Pero gracias por este video. Es muy interesante y puedo entender mucho. Quiero entender las perspectivas de gentes de España.
Lo siento, porque estudio español y mi nivel es A1.
Este tema muy interesante para mi. porque tengo planes de viaje a españa o vivir durante 6 meses para aprender español en españa.
¡Es un plan genial! Seguro que tienes una experiencia muy bonita en España 🙏🏼😊
We were going to go to Spain in April. I guess we will look for someplace else to go. I am learning Spanish as I live in Central America and was hoping to visit someplace that speaks it as well. I guess it will be Argentina instead.
Sad to hear you won't come to Spain 😢😢 I must say that in general you won't find any problems as a tourist and that you will be welcomed. Especially if you go to other cities outside of the ones I mention 👍🏼
In July I went to Mallorca for the first time and it was nice, just a bit crowded at times. I didn't see any protests or felt unwelcomed. I hope the government can step up regulations that would help locals.
I believe this situation is mostly not the tourist's fault but rather a combination of inflation and the government's lack of regulations as given the opportunity I think your fellow Spaniard landlords or owners will do what they can to maximize profits. We stayed at a hotel and never use AirBnBs and I hope that helps.
Defo Government + tourist fault. Take responsibility for how you travel
If you stayed in a hotel rather than for example an abnb then you didn’t take part in making peoples lives worse
muchas gracias por contarnos la historia. ya que estaba pensando visitar a España el año que viene )-:
Aumento del precios es un problema grande no solo por España pero por mayoría del mundo. Pero no es solo culpa del turismo. por ejemplo yo vivo en Estados Unidos en una área no turística y nosotros tenemos el mismo problema. los precios de los bienes inmuebles casi duplicó en unos años pasados, los precios del alquiler aumentaban mucho también. los precios de compras, precios en restaurantes precios de ropa etcétera etcétera etcétera todos ellos aumentaron drásticamente sobre todo después del covid.
En general, a los españoles nos gustan los turistas, ¡así que eres bienvenida! 😄 Al menos si la gente que visita España es consciente de los problemas que hay, quizás puedan ayudar comprando cosas en sitios locales en vez de cadenas de empresas grandes, por ejemplo. Qué pena escuchar que por allí también tenéis el problema de la subida de precios :( En España se ha notado mucho desde la guerra de Ucrania… 😭
Sorry to hear, but the Spanish people come first. It is their country afterall. Do not sell land or property to foreigners. I do not visit a country to hear people speak English and serve American food. I want culture of that country. Otherwise, why come. I am fortunate to have visited Spain in the Mid-1970s for several years as part of my Naval service. I love the people, the music, the art, and the food.
For tourists to be in Spain, there needs to be accommodation for them. Who owns the accommodation? In the majority Spaniards. Over tourism is firmly at the fault of the Spanish. If they want to change it, change it, but stop attacking tourists.
There are no tourists where I live, but costs have increased hugely, it's the way of the world.
Seems like a compromise would be to have a certain proportion of the housing set for locals with growth in proportion to a national index, in Australia, we have consumer price index (CPI) based on the average of a basket of staple products, bread, milk, petroleum, ect. This figure is fed into pensions and wage rises, so for the last year with higher inflation it was 6.6%. It is supervised by treasury or finance department. So a city area might have 75% eg. 100,000 people resident + annual CPI. With 25% available for tourism. It is an issue world wide wealth drives money and money drives wealth, if you get my drift. I am not a demographer but I will look into it. Thanks for your hard work.
HA habido manifestaciones. Han*
Estoy totalmente de acuerdo.
Tens of thousands of Spaniards live here in Berlin. They all contribute to life becoming more and more expensive and there is no longer any housing. Isn't it still enriching that they are here? Should we all just stay in our own countries in the future? To be honest, I find it sad that many people in Spain are becoming more and more xenophobic. 🤷♂️
Me gustaba este video y tema. Estoy aprendiendo Español pero pienso que pueda hablar sobre la tema. Lo siento si le tiene errores. 😬
Esta es una tema muy universal. En muchas ciudades alrededor del mundo, grande y pequeño, hay este problema. Vivo en Los Ángeles, California y los precios y las rentas han aumentado mucho. Tenemos tantos apartamentos nuevos y vacíos, y cada año el gobierno dicen los arreglarán.
Me encanta a viajar y experimentar otras culturas. Pienso que sea muy importante para viajar, visitar, y aprender sobre otras culturas, pero cuando vienen demasiado turistas, nos necesitamos preguntar "Estamos ayudando o no?" Porque si no, el gobierno necesite trabajar con los lugareños para crear un plan turismo que no destruye la cultura de la zona o ciudad y también no destruye las empresas locales que dependiente en las turistas.
No sé que es el solución perfecto pero no es hostigar las turistas. Por ejemplo, soy afroamericano. Mis familiares no podían soñar de viajar por muchos decenios. Ahora, tengo la oportunidad para visitar y ver otros países que mis ancestros no podían. Hay muchas turistas como yo. Visitantes por primera vez. No estamos la problema pero entendemos y estoy de acuerdo, necesitan un solución. Me encantaba España cuando visité. Quiero visitar otra vez. ❤
The government doesn’t care whether tourism helps citizens, it cares whether tourism helps businesses.
It’s businesses who lobby and make their voices heard and decide the media narrative that determines voting patterns of citizens
Oh it also cares about supporting asset prices which as often as not harms more citizens than it helps
Find out whether there are local vacancy tax proposals that you can support
Vivo en las afueras de madrid compartiendo piso con dos personas y me dejo la mitad del sueldo solo en el alquiler... Es muy importante que se trate este tema! Muy buen video.
Reject overpriced South Europe, enjoy based Central Europe.
If you include people visiting California from other US states we get 268.1 million tourists per year. Florida gets 140 million per year. That's a lot or people.
Oh good point. Yes, the numbers for European countries are inflated relative to the numbers for North America, where you can travel two thousand miles for vacation and still be in the same country.
An alternative comparison would be tourists who come to the US each year and tourists who go to Europe from outside of Europe
Se está contra de la masificación, de la enorme cantidad de pisos turísticos, que molestan enormemente a los vecinos, porque hay que tener en cuenta que muchos turistas no son educados, ensucian hacen, ruido y molestan muchísimo. Y el coste del alquiler para los locales ha subido enormemente y es que es imposible de encontrar un piso de alquiler.
“España vive del turismo..” Eso es una de las mayores bobadas que la gente no deja de repetir/
1. España NO vive del turismo, no en el sentido literal de la palabra, sobre todo cuando el turismo no representa más del 12% del PIB.
- Que el turismo sea una industria lucrativa, no implica que haya que llevarlo a la sobreexplotación.
Pues 12% del PIB es muchisimo.
@@alexbaltheodosius8320 Ese 12% con una buena política, se puede derivar a otro tipo de actividades, sin problemas.
@@pedrolardies9597 Sin problemas?Chico, veo que no conoces la structura del PIB espanol
@@alexbaltheodosius8320 Y tu sí?. Te aseguro que entre 5 y 10 años, si quisiera España tiene los recursos para hacerlo; otra cosa es que le dejen.
Asi lo es en muchas partes de Mexico. Voy a espana con mi hija por la primera vez en dos semanas. Compre los boletos 4 meses atras, y luego todo eso Paso. No Sabia, pero entiendo, y espero que no haiga problema.
Good input. But when you regulate with quotas and limits you will see less tourists because tourists are fickle and they have many other choices. The next protest will be for Government handouts and then people will flee while taxes skyrocket from lack of taxed foreign money and massive local need. Foreign cash is an incredible blessing as it strengthens the local currency and circulates locally. It is hard to understand how 3000 people could be so pennywise and pound foolish.
Uncontrolled tourism is definitely a problem and is significantly contributing to the issues. But it is important to remember that other parts of Spain are seeing similar changes. The rent price in many non-tourist parts of Spain has also soared in the past 10 years. In addition, many bars, restaurants and small shops are closing. For many reasons. E..g. the next generation does not want to spend 70 hours a week running a business that barely pays, they are doing what their parents encouraged them to do and have taken their university degree and entered better-paid professions, fairly recent changes to how tax is paid for family members working in the business does not help either. Rising bills, competition from larger shops and chains, more bureaucracy, changing customer habits (I don´t see many young people having breakfast daily in or enjoying Almuerzo in Spanish cafes?) and people having less spare cash all contribute. Controlling tourism will help to make neighbourhoods far more liveable again, but I worry that it will not restore things completely.
Great point of view 👍🏼 Thanks for commenting 😊
*Han habido manifestaciones. -> Ha habido manifestaciones.
gracias por el video! Diria que hay lo mismo problema en todo el mundo. Vivo en un pueblo pequeño, casi 11 mil habitantes, y muchas casa se usan por turísticas en lugar de habitantes locales. Los precios de Aguilar suban mucho y mucho gente no puede pagar los precios altos para vivir. Me gusta viajar y ahora trato de usar hoteles en lugar de air b
Gracias! :)
So I take it that the Spanish people do not holiday outside of Spain?
They should protest the local government, not the tourists. Same thing happens in Ireland, no infrastructure/ apartments.
Right, these protests were directed to the government. They are the ones who should do something and regulate this 👍🏼
So many people are taking vacations outside of their native country. As stated in this video, this creates real problems for the natives. I am sympathetic to their concerns. Perhaps cities that have very high numbers of tourists need to place some limits on the number of tourists allowed each year. But that may be very difficult to implement.
spain should give visa limited days like max one week. Also, need to give numbered people visa. specify all place's population and they can go limited place in spain.
la actual situacion es increible en Espana no soy de Espana pero tambien como tu no estoy contro el turismo de los paises
A lot of these protestors are just people protesting for the sake of protesting. They go from one bandwagon to the next. It will blow over in time. Instead of directing them at tourists, why don't they protest against the government for the housing crisis and the Spanish airbnb owners who are profiting from it? The tourists are not to blame. Its not the fault of tourists that Spanish business owners turn their local store in to a cheap souviner store or locker storage. Lack of housing is a problem in many countries, including the UK. Travel generally is saturated in the summer months, because, in the UK at least, parents are fined for taking their children out of school during term time. Therefore everyone has to go on holiday at the same time... Personally you won't see me go anywhere during peak holiday season - I couldn't imagine anything worse. See you in January just after new year when everything is cheaper and less crowded!
No sabes lo que dices
@@salmonetesnonosquedan8345 Very general, care to specify?
Realmente
Prices worldwide have increased drastically in the last few years, especially for accommodation. Spain isn't special in this trend and blaming tourists is a scapegoat move.
Gracias 🌺🌸🌷
I have been to the seasides, it was fairly empty.