Spain tourism: Thousands protest in Mallorca over cost of living
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Thousands of people flooded the streets of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday to call for limits on tourism in the Spanish resort city.
Anti-tourism activists have staged several protests this year in popular holiday destinations like Barcelona, Malaga and the Canary Islands, frustrated with increased tourism which they say is driving up the cost of living for residents.
“We are not against the tourists as such, we are against the touristic model,” said protester Alvaro Sanchez.
“We are suffering the consequences of this model because we cannot afford living here. That’s because tourists with (a) higher standard of living, they come here and they higher our standards of living as well,” he added.
In the first quarter of the year, 16.1 million people visited Spain - and increase of 18 per cent compared with the same period last year. Tourism generates 45 per cent of the Balearic islands’ GDP.
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I like how they blame tourism and not the millions of people that are breaking into the country
It is tourism. Foreigners come in and buy lots of apartments and convert them into air bnb at prices locals can't afford. A lot of apartments have been bought out by then for that. The illegals in the countries are not doing that. They trying to survive by working. I was there and have seen all this.
It is tourism. Foreigners come in and buy lots of apartments and convert them into air bnb at prices locals can't afford. A lot of apartments have been bought out by then for that. The illegals in the countries are not doing that. They trying to survive by working. I was there and have seen all this.
Give it time, this will be almost everywhere people go to vacation.
Hilarious. Tourists should just stop spending them money on their economy. Enjoy, people. See how you will live without the influx of tourism cash.
So less money from tourist will help how??
Yes, most ppl see no benefit from tourist money. And to be clear they're not against tourism, they're against overtourism and short-term rentals like AirBNB
You clearly don't live in a heavily infested tourist area. Living in London in Summer they're awful. God I feel for Paris and that horrid Olympics coming. Most of those than can will flee the city
@@DHEspanaI'm in UK govermennts around the world are the same no one can afford anything... what type of benefits do people get if tourist go home ? How many locals are going to use holiday resorts , cruise ships an hotels ? This a goverment an rich people problem
Who can blame them in Spain for speaking out against some tourists with an overdeveloped sense of entitlement. An over developed sense of entitlement now in
Canada,
Germany,
Australia,
Mexico,
Bangladesh,
Belgium,
Colombia,
Denmark,
New Zealand,
Greece,
Thailand,
Finland,
France,
India,
Indonesia,
(and the) Netherlands too.,
Same thing happened in Philippines.
In Canada, Chinese are zapping up properties for speculative purposes.
Nope, there were actual studies that prove Canadians were the ones that were buying up most of the houses for investment and rental purposes.
Yup. In Canada the chinese came in and were buying houses with cash and drove prices up like crazy. I think the government put a law in place to solve that problem..
Great example of hospitality😂😂😂
Hospitality is for those you have invited, not for those who invite themselves. Take back your drunks.
@@dembipor They come drunk already on the planes and when they arrive they continue drinking until they leave again. And if a drunk smells alcohol in addition to having aggressive and disrespectful behavior. Take back your drunks, All women and men.
The whole world should be protesting!
They’re mad at the wrong people….
They need to deal with their government because they rely on and need tourism.
Everybody stay in their own countries, problem solved...
If only! Would cure a lot in UK and Ireland at the moment. So many helpless 25 yr old nearly all male migrants in the thousands almost daily.
That happened all over the quaint Italian towns too.
Most of the properties that have turned into short term rentals are owned by local Spanish people 🙃
How you know? You went there and you make a analysis about that?
It’s not the tourist, it’s the immigration that’s the problem..
Si vienen inmigrantes es porque trabajan en el sector del turismo, si vienen más turistas, vendrán más inmigrantes.
Democracy works!
Can Chinese🇨🇳 people protest like this in front of Tiananmen Square?
Who is behind this movement, who is promoting it.
Protest to Indians and Filipinos in Canada....Too many of them.
Where are the Filipinos? Statistics show a very high percentage of Indian nationals entering Canada.
@@gonefishing4204Asia in general
hi china man.
@@gonefishing4204 why is there so many haters in canada also ??? lol
It’s happening in all cities 🏙️ around the world 🌎
I find it interesting how they switch out the term immigrant and use the term tourist.
Everywhere else in the developed world immigration is the problem.
Our infrastructure and systems cannot support such a huge influx.
Happening all over the world.
They're not the same thing despite the similar circumstances.
@@zachweyrauch2988 can you explain.
Global news always lacks context.
They're talking about buying property in a foreign country.
I don't see the difference
@@Plug604 Tourists aren't afforded the same privileges as citizens but can still potentially buy property. In the case of Spanish cities many have become popular with the ultra wealthy of the world and most of the properties have been bought either by those wealthy tourists or luxury brand venture capital to lease as short term rentals. (I think this is happening to a lesser degree in Tampa Bay as well)
This leads to a situation that is pretty bogus where labourers who serve the tourists commute into the tourist cities and can't afford to patronize the businesses their peers work for.
Thanks for asking a genuine question despite me being short with you. I'm sorry.
@@zachweyrauch2988 that's interesting.
Tourists can purchase property!
That's an immediate red flag.
Thank you.
@@Plug604 they can in most countries. My neighbour over the road has canadian citizenship and property but lives primarily in other nations he works in. I think he has property in Spain too.
Sieht etwa soneine plage aus?
We have a lot of Arab and Muslim and Albania Yugoslavia in several suburb cities around Detroit Michigan United States.
So?
You can thank Obama.
Tourism and immigration needs to stop !!!!!!
👍
Take back your drunks
Not welcoming
Die schulden die schulden und die schulden