Balance is key. It is the role of government to strike that balance. You can not do away with tourism as it is necessary for government revenue and therefore social services.
@@alexandrejuve1305 A lot of them aren't licensed, they haven't issued any new ones in years. If you do have a license you can add a huge amount to the value of your property when you sell.
You need to ban short term rental units or at least regulate them massively. That should be for hotels only. Places with limited housing stock--that is most cities--are seeing huge rise in costs partly due to the rise of short term rentals... beyond all the other issues those rentals churn up.
Turism changing a way of life by homes for daily rentals replacing local cuisine for international fast food, making it no longer the place to go by its change, sad.
Letting homes turn to hotels is the first problem. Commercial use without paying commercial taxes and regulations is killing every desireable city. This video highlights benefit of tourist taxes, but the problem from the start is evasion of the regulations and taxes to start with.
People like to visit Barcelona because it’s walkable and has interesting architecture. We should build more cities like it to spread the tourism out and make more places people like to live.
Shut down Tourism and let's see how quickly the residents want them back!! It doesn't sound like anybody over the decades has applied Any Common Sense as to how money is generated or spent in this city. All of their problems appear to be the fault of others. It has nothing to do possibly with their own path of thinking or lack of Management...🤔🤔 The quickest way to solve these problems is to stop blaming others and start doing something for yourselves. Your mayor is on the right path but the mindset of the people is very low.
Tourism helps tourist-related businesses and housing (air bnbs)There may be lots of money circulating but it's not helping the local businesses and housing situation. Climate change incurs enormous expenses.
@patricequinn7733 .... They have 1.6 million residents, they get approximately 30 million visitors. That's just over 18 times the population, which is a Monumental boost in tax revenue. In the area that I live we had just over 15 million tourists last year. This generated over 98 million dollars in tax revenue that goes to the county. You can say and believe whatever you want. But at the end of the day the proof is in the math. The local government doesn't know what it's doing, and the residence know even less. They should be holding their local government accountable
I son't think it's about shutting down. I understand the soulless selling out to stuff like starbucks though. Don't want that american superficial stuff here neither.
Lol you sound like an entitled tourist that thinks they are blessing locals with the purchase of a few glasses of wine and a tour or two. Everyone knows tourism is a key industry for the city. But like almost anything too much can be detrimental. Would you want your neighbourhood to be flooded by Airbnb’s? Would you want your local grocery store turned into a KFC or McDonalds? People appreciate the economic benefits of tourism but there is a limit to that. At some point people will not care about the espresso martini you ordered because they can’t live their daily lives the way they want to anymore.
This isn't telling the whole story. I bought an apartment in Barcelona in 2023. The sales tax on everything you buy is 21 PERCENT. I paid 53,000 Euros in tax to buy my apartment. When you ship anything into the country you pay punishing taxes and duty. Where is all of that money going? The city is awash in illegal tourist rentals via AirBnB and the other sites, and the government is finally taking steps to ban them but there's a lot of tourist accommodation tax money not being collected. These apartments are now unavailable for locals to live in, driving up costs and pushing people out of the city, so this effort should help with two issues. The super touristy places like La Rambla and the marina are overflowing with overpriced restaurants, some don't even show the price, and when you get the bill you see you just paid 20 Euros for a glass of beer. Trust me, the businesses that cater to tourists are doing just fine. And they employ tens of thousands of people. Reduce tourism and businesses and jobs are lost. There are a huge number of markets around the city selling quality meat and veg, this isn't a problem. Aircon and solar in schools is great, but as the woman said this is a health issue for the residents and should be paid for out of normal tax revenue, not using tourist tax money as a lifeline. I'm trying to put solar on the roof of my apartment and it's a nightmare of bureaucracy, when the city should be promoting it strongly.
@@smartkitville7167 Lovely. Your xenophobia is showing, you should tuck it back in and stop embarrassing yourself. By the way, my apartment was empty for a year because nobody local wanted to buy it. I feel no shame in picking it up.
@@MikesTropicalTechYou shouldnt feel any shame; the xenophobic guy is the one that is shameful, Imagine you writing an insightful text about real situation circumstances there and first person to reply is saying "expat go home" Literally, from what he showed us with that phrase, you and him are in different IQ levels, so dont bother
Sure thing, buddy. That said, people from northern Europe visit the Canary Islands (in Spain) during winter months, because it's a lot cheaper than other warm destinations outside of Europe.
Sadly, Europe is one of the most beautiful places. Good architecture art. That's what attracts people. Other countries don't put much into beautifying their cities
@MindfulAttraction2.0 For those wanting art, architecture, exploring. things to see, and other things, I recommend: South Africa, Argentina, South Korea (so friendly there!), Japan, the USA (it's huge), Canada (love the friendliness there), Australia, New Zealand, Singapore (never been here, but my friends rave about it a lot), and many others!
@@ntatenarin : In case you didn't know, the top 3 countries that Spain gets tourists from are UK, France and Germany. Those countries actually account for a whopping 63% of all tourists that enter Spain each year. Think about how much the average visit to Spain costs for them, then think about how much it would cost for them to go to US, Canada, S. Africa or Singapore instead. You get my point now?
@TelephoneToughGuy My reply wasn't to you. It was to the other person who said countries outside of Europe may not be as beautiful to visit. No need to get defensive. Spain, Italy, and others are nice.
Charge private holiday rentals a much higher rate of tourist tax. But don’t bite the hands that feed you. I live in a city where we are having big problems with over tourism too. But it isn’t the tourists fault, it is the local authorities fault and that of private landlords who rent their apartments without rules and safeguards.
😂 I seriously doubt that, I live in Key West FL, no matter how much we pray away tourists, more come each year... Bhutan's tourist tax is considered one of the highest in the world, at around $100 per day I wish we could implement the same.
Soy nativo y ojala las cosas fueran como antes de 1992, como antes de las olimpiadas, como antes de que los touroperadores anglosajones y asiáticos descubrieran ( para nuestra desgracia) el filón de oro de la arquitectura de Antoni Gaudí y de la calidad de vida que disfrutábamos (hasta entonces) los que vivíamos en ella. Con todos mis respetos te diré que me parto de la risa con tu observación, es más probable que caiga un meteorito que destruya Barcelona a que ocurra lo que tu piensas.
Europe? Juneau Alaska has a population of around 33,000. The last few years we have had over 6 million tourists every summer. Most of the stores downtown are owned by the cruise line companies to fleece their clientele on land as well as at sea.
I travel around the world and one of those cities, Barcelona with not my favorite. I think it’s overrated city with rude people. I went there last year, and I was very disappointed.
I have no idea how it has changed. It was good around 2010. I love it due to the Catalan culture, but they are quite closed and you need to speak the langauge. Madrid and Valencia are friendlier.
@@Mark7637 🙂 the Catalans are quite closed until. you speak the language. They are very protective of their culture, language and family becuase they were oppressed under Franco. Try Andalucia, Extremadura, Canary Islands. They are pretty friendly around there! Andalucia has the gypsy culture where Flamenco comes from 😀
@@teleopinions1367 did you take their money for services rendered? 🤔that being said people from the US deserves the negative opinions about them. The US seems to have gotten worse thinking they're better than the rest of the world. It's become embarrassing ✌️
This is Barcelona's brexit moment. You can't use logic to explain it to them. And it's more than just crowds. It's classic xenophobia. You can't tell me those citizens of Barcelona don't themselves travel to other crowded cities. I would say people should stop going to Barcelona and let them suffer the consequences. Their brexit outcome will be the same and when they want tourists back they'll realize it won't happen soon enough to save them.
@SL16867 Stop being shortsighted and blaming foreign tourists. When it's the policies of your municipal and national governments that caused these issues🙄.
Visited Barcelona recently, so beautiful. I myself live in a tourist area so I understand their frustration but attacking tourists is pathetic. City leaders need to do a better job. Anymore, I travel in the off season because of crowd size and better prices
It is not that the economics of tourism just pushes out local businesses. It is that people, their culture is being pushed aside. Places, buildings and names remain the same. But what makes the city what is was is now different. Identity lost. We see this in Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, NY. Most tourists are not there to exchange culture. They tend to be there for leisure and to claim pieces of the local cultural identity for their Instagram account. To change the economics of tourism you need to change the culture of tourism. Tourist are like an undiscovered nation that is hiding in plain sight. A colonizing culture. They divide and conquer between the division of locals that economically benefit and those that do not. Having tourists flip the bill for environmental issues reinforces the relation between tourists and economic interests. For the best of reasons the wrong choice?
Yes this made me think of California and the radical changes since the 70s when I was born there. Everyone is hating on California right now but it did used to be a beautiful place with perfect weather. And the influx of masses of people has ruined it.
@@Hollyberry-no-you-didnt yes, when I had first moved there, it would take me 5-7 minutes to drive to the beach. Right before I left, it was mainly tourists and homeless. It would take me 45 minutes to get to the beach with all the traffic nightmare.
Come to Quebec instead! We offer a rich history, a unique culture, stunning architecture, and breathtaking landscapes. With a distinctive language and a welcoming atmosphere for tourists, Quebec provides an authentic experience without the crowds. Plus, with a favorable exchange rate, it’s a more affordable destination than Europe.
That’s rubbish, drought is the problem of the whole Spain, not just in Barcelona, Madrid is way hotter than Barcelona in the summer and no exemption no public school has air conditioning the whole Spain. Having all conditioning on will only make the already very hot city even hotter.
I agree; they can protest as much as they want, but physically attacking someone who often is not fully aware of the situation is 100% unjustified. Complete childish behavior from them.
Did you know that the city of Barcelona is surrounded by industry? In all possible sectors. That is where the population has worked since the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.
Don't blame the tourists, blame your government. They need to implement laws to protect its citizens, such as not allowing all these rental properties to proliferate
Well they need to balance it. Yes what the point of having tourist and tour life is ruin. They should’ve put a cap on how much tourist be to booked and shut Airbnb down
I will not go to Barcelona after a such negative attitude towards tourists. I was in Baku and Budapest for some holidays. I flew to Baku from Budapest with Wizzair just for 40 EUR. Both countries have an amazing architecture, cuisine, prices are much lower, locals are very friendly and welcoming. Especially Baku offer luxury tourism, hotels, cuisine for good price. Stop going to Barcelona, and this protestors will protest to have tourists next day. They will understand how much revenue tourism can bring.
I went to Barcelona in 2017. You only need 3 days there and leave. I did a cooking class and the chef said people are much friendlier in Valencia. The food is better also. I didn’t feel safe walking in a few areas but that’s cause they imported a lot from a certain culture.
this is a very good proposal! in my country none of the tax applicated for tourists are used to mitigate the impact ... it just goes to somewhere we don't even know
Short term rental drys up affordable housing for local residents. No one likes that. Even with tourist tax, can they help local with affordable and sustainable dwelling?! Apparently not.
So the tourist are the ones making the rental market expensive and not the people servicing them? Look at how the money from tourism is being used and regulate the amount of people there at once.
Unfortunately it's a bit of a perfect storm when it comes to tourism. Emerging economic regions are now travelling where before they did not, India China etc. The the number of people and the age demographic of people travelling is vastly different than 15 years ago. It's an inconvenient truth but the largest demographic on the earth (millennials) have aged up finished school,working and are travelling. And I'm sure it feels like an absolute tsunami of people for these cities. And I think on top of it Barcelona being a cruise ship city probably doesn't help the situation. There's quite a few people lumbering around just waiting to get on the cruise ship or hanging out afterwards.
Why do people want to go where they aren't wanted ? Stop going there and when tax revenues can't sustain the population and their services only then they will beg you to come visit. But remember that they really don't want you, they want your money ! I wouldn't go if they paid me !!!
I think (and I understand their concerns by the way). It’s about cultural difference. As someone that grew up in London, we just accept the change and it’s part of the multi national culture and city like expansion. But I think these Spanish cities (and others in the Mediterranean) value more their culture / principles and need to keep the cities as they were. I respect it.
Huh, I have spent about 4 weeks in Barcelona over the last two years and never saw a Starbucks--there are plenty of local coffee shops. I find Barcelona very friendly as a visitor, but when you go, where you go, what languages you speak and how considerate you are of the locals matters a lot. I sure would not recommend going in the summer, and even the early fall (I was recently there the last week of September and first week of October) due to weather and crowds.
I recently went to Barcelona....absolutely stunning place esp beaches and places like the Sagrada Familia cathedral and the nearby Monseraat. Shame if people put off seeing these.
This is Spring Break in Miami allover again. I understand people not taking care of the city and being upset. They seem more upset at the government for putting money first.
I am going to The United States Mexicanos, I am no longer welcome in my home Barcelona Kingdom Of Spain. Note, No tourist, No Barcelona, that is all you have , me visiting so I don't forget my origen. saludos Iberians
Did you know that the city of Barcelona is surrounded by industry? In all possible sectors. That is where the population has worked since the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.
So, for years and years, local government encouraged tourism to Barcelona…many businesses started to cater to tourists; new businesses (tour agencies, more hotels, restaurants, etc…) arose to support tourism. The economy has thrived and countless jobs have been created, in large part because of tourism. Must be tough being a victim of your own success. But it’s not the tourists fault. Blame the local government, businesses that cater to tourists…however, keep in mind that without tourism the economy of Barcelona would crash…revenues will plummet, businesses will close, jobs will be lost, unemployment will rise even further, and poverty will increase.
I agree emphatically with taxing tourists. On the other hand, I disagree with calling it a climate tax. Climate change is not (exclusively) to blame on tourists. Furthermore the link between the two problems blurs the solutions. For a city that has tourist-funded jaw-dropping projects, like Sagrada Family, I find this tax sloppy at best. First, it fails to acknowledge the role of big corporation linked to tourism in solving the issue. Will they also be taxed? Or should these corporations better address land use and gradual gentrification issues? How about locals that cause warm temperatures with their cars in traffic jams? Are they the victims or are they inadvertently also contributing to the problem? How about the Americans? I don't know why but they always seem to be involved in problems around the world... 😂These are not easy questions, and I am torn about some, but let's just not mix tourists and climate
I hated the kids interview it was creepy. There are many places in Europe which dont have central Air it use to only get that hot few days out of the year and the buildings where designed with out it. Trying to make it seem like these kids are really suffering. I bet they turn it on for like a week during a heat wave or something.
I get their frustration but the solution isn't to attack tourists. You are doing irreversible harm to your city's reputation and its finances. The solution is to build more housing and to enact taxes on Airbnbs and hotels. This will increase government revenues and serve as a disincentive to tourism overload. I'm very sad to see such nice Barcelona people turning into monsters. I always dreamt of watching El Clasico at the Camp Nou but not anymore, I don't want to get attacked simply for being a Barcelona FC fan. I guess every good thing has to come to an end some time... so sad..
I live in an Asian country. My country paid for my birth in the form of hospitals, educated me with schools, gave me a job, gave me roads, infrastructure and an environment to earn and generate an income. Spain had no part to play in that at all. Now, I go to Spain as a tourist to spend the money that I earned - in *MY* country - zero contribution by Spain and you want to physically attack me for giving you free money? No, thank you! Next!
@GutterFlower-t2u coz I'm spending my tourism dollars in Spain which gets taxed by your government which you get in the form of government services. C'mon it's not that hard to understand.
@@MikesTropicalTech I cant believe I'm actually having to explain this but ok, here goes : Tourism is 13% of Spains GDP. That comes to around 210 Billion Dollars. Your economy would be poorer by that much had it not been for tourism. For perspective: 1 years tourism inflows = 10 years of your military budget, 3 years of your education budget, and even your healthcare budget is just 10% of GDP. So if tourists were to disappear, trust me you would feel it. Hard. Tourism provides employment to a large number of Spanish people. It's an entire industry by itself. Without tourism those people wouldn't have jobs. That being said, yes tourists get hotels, food etc but theres also the tax which tourists pay on everything - which is free income for Spain. I don't think you understand that tourists spend money in Spain which is generated in their home nations. If it was earned in Spain and spent in Spain, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. So, in that way, yes its free money for you.
Bhutan's tourist tax is considered one of the highest in the world, at around $100 per day, I hope more tourist destinations increase their tourism tax!
We all know that's the government job, not tourists. I don't need to go there if they are fighting with tourists. Keep it . I'll go to Aruba 🇦🇼 hellooo 😂
Humans releasing trillions of tons of greenhouse gases directly into the atmosphere without taking any out regardless of natural carbon cycles has a greenhouse effect. Come on this is like 3rd grade stuff
Balance is key. It is the role of government to strike that balance. You can not do away with tourism as it is necessary for government revenue and therefore social services.
Just ban airbnb
Been saying this for 3 years, and all shirt rentals not only air bnb
Barcelona is banning all short rentals en 2 years when licences expire
@@alexandrejuve1305 A lot of them aren't licensed, they haven't issued any new ones in years. If you do have a license you can add a huge amount to the value of your property when you sell.
Airbnb is the culprit and they’re not even saying it. It destroys communities where I’m from in Hawaii as well.
So that hotels keep providing crappy accommodations for even more ridiculous prices?
You need to ban short term rental units or at least regulate them massively. That should be for hotels only. Places with limited housing stock--that is most cities--are seeing huge rise in costs partly due to the rise of short term rentals... beyond all the other issues those rentals churn up.
In 2 years is going to be like that, when licenses expire
Turism changing a way of life by homes for daily rentals replacing local cuisine for international fast food, making it no longer the place to go by its change, sad.
Letting homes turn to hotels is the first problem. Commercial use without paying commercial taxes and regulations is killing every desireable city.
This video highlights benefit of tourist taxes, but the problem from the start is evasion of the regulations and taxes to start with.
Imagine going to Barcelona for fast food
People like to visit Barcelona because it’s walkable and has interesting architecture. We should build more cities like it to spread the tourism out and make more places people like to live.
Albania, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro are pretty good sunny countries with historic architecture, beaches and landscapes.
dream on
30 Million Tourist per year pay for a 100 Million Euro project? Where‘s the rest of the money?
They'll be paying more than one euro or three euros each...
Shut down Tourism and let's see how quickly the residents want them back!!
It doesn't sound like anybody over the decades has applied Any Common Sense as to how money is generated or spent in this city.
All of their problems appear to be the fault of others. It has nothing to do possibly with their own path of thinking or lack of Management...🤔🤔
The quickest way to solve these problems is to stop blaming others and start doing something for yourselves.
Your mayor is on the right path but the mindset of the people is very low.
Tourism helps tourist-related businesses and housing (air bnbs)There may be lots of money circulating but it's not helping the local businesses and housing situation.
Climate change incurs enormous expenses.
@patricequinn7733 .... They have 1.6 million residents, they get approximately 30 million visitors. That's just over 18 times the population, which is a Monumental boost in tax revenue. In the area that I live we had just over 15 million tourists last year. This generated over 98 million dollars in tax revenue that goes to the county.
You can say and believe whatever you want. But at the end of the day the proof is in the math. The local government doesn't know what it's doing, and the residence know even less. They should be holding their local government accountable
I son't think it's about shutting down.
I understand the soulless selling out to stuff like starbucks though. Don't want that american superficial stuff here neither.
Lol you sound like an entitled tourist that thinks they are blessing locals with the purchase of a few glasses of wine and a tour or two. Everyone knows tourism is a key industry for the city. But like almost anything too much can be detrimental. Would you want your neighbourhood to be flooded by Airbnb’s? Would you want your local grocery store turned into a KFC or McDonalds? People appreciate the economic benefits of tourism but there is a limit to that. At some point people will not care about the espresso martini you ordered because they can’t live their daily lives the way they want to anymore.
They just lived through covid. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Glad i live in Charleston and we love tourists as our city was designed for it.
This isn't telling the whole story. I bought an apartment in Barcelona in 2023. The sales tax on everything you buy is 21 PERCENT. I paid 53,000 Euros in tax to buy my apartment. When you ship anything into the country you pay punishing taxes and duty. Where is all of that money going?
The city is awash in illegal tourist rentals via AirBnB and the other sites, and the government is finally taking steps to ban them but there's a lot of tourist accommodation tax money not being collected. These apartments are now unavailable for locals to live in, driving up costs and pushing people out of the city, so this effort should help with two issues.
The super touristy places like La Rambla and the marina are overflowing with overpriced restaurants, some don't even show the price, and when you get the bill you see you just paid 20 Euros for a glass of beer. Trust me, the businesses that cater to tourists are doing just fine. And they employ tens of thousands of people. Reduce tourism and businesses and jobs are lost.
There are a huge number of markets around the city selling quality meat and veg, this isn't a problem.
Aircon and solar in schools is great, but as the woman said this is a health issue for the residents and should be paid for out of normal tax revenue, not using tourist tax money as a lifeline. I'm trying to put solar on the roof of my apartment and it's a nightmare of bureaucracy, when the city should be promoting it strongly.
@@smartkitville7167 Lovely. Your xenophobia is showing, you should tuck it back in and stop embarrassing yourself.
By the way, my apartment was empty for a year because nobody local wanted to buy it. I feel no shame in picking it up.
@@MikesTropicalTechYou shouldnt feel any shame; the xenophobic guy is the one that is shameful, Imagine you writing an insightful text about real situation circumstances there and first person to reply is saying "expat go home" Literally, from what he showed us with that phrase, you and him are in different IQ levels, so dont bother
Thank you for sharing your story, we need more stories from people like you!
I love Barca, but I am more than happy to spend my holiday money elsewhere.
Barca is the football club. Barna is the city.
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I love this city. I understand the locals frustration. It's a lot to deal with.
@@David-si8vq he aint wrong LOL
There are other continents to visit! The world isn't just Europe.
Sure thing, buddy.
That said, people from northern Europe visit the Canary Islands (in Spain) during winter months, because it's a lot cheaper than other warm destinations outside of Europe.
Sadly, Europe is one of the most beautiful places. Good architecture art. That's what attracts people. Other countries don't put much into beautifying their cities
@MindfulAttraction2.0 For those wanting art, architecture, exploring. things to see, and other things, I recommend: South Africa, Argentina, South Korea (so friendly there!), Japan, the USA (it's huge), Canada (love the friendliness there), Australia, New Zealand, Singapore (never been here, but my friends rave about it a lot), and many others!
@@ntatenarin : In case you didn't know, the top 3 countries that Spain gets tourists from are UK, France and Germany.
Those countries actually account for a whopping 63% of all tourists that enter Spain each year.
Think about how much the average visit to Spain costs for them, then think about how much it would cost for them to go to US, Canada, S. Africa or Singapore instead.
You get my point now?
@TelephoneToughGuy My reply wasn't to you. It was to the other person who said countries outside of Europe may not be as beautiful to visit. No need to get defensive. Spain, Italy, and others are nice.
Those kids speak really good English
Internacional school 🏫
Charge private holiday rentals a much higher rate of tourist tax. But don’t bite the hands that feed you. I live in a city where we are having big problems with over tourism too. But it isn’t the tourists fault, it is the local authorities fault and that of private landlords who rent their apartments without rules and safeguards.
I agree on not adding more restaurants of fast food like Starbucks, McDonald's or Safeway. Enjoy the local cousin!!
In a couple years, they'll be begging for tourists to come back
They won’t. As a Floridian I can tell you tourists cause more problems than they are worth.
Stop believing economic propaganda .
😂 I seriously doubt that, I live in Key West FL, no matter how much we pray away tourists, more come each year... Bhutan's tourist tax is considered one of the highest in the world, at around $100 per day I wish we could implement the same.
@@MyLoganTreks when you first visited Key West were you a tourist?
Yep. In cacapulco was like that in the 90’S . Now everyone is going to Cancun to get scammed 😂🤣
Soy nativo y ojala las cosas fueran como antes de 1992, como antes de las olimpiadas, como antes de que los touroperadores anglosajones y asiáticos descubrieran ( para nuestra desgracia) el filón de oro de la arquitectura de Antoni Gaudí y de la calidad de vida que disfrutábamos (hasta entonces) los que vivíamos en ella. Con todos mis respetos te diré que me parto de la risa con tu observación, es más probable que caiga un meteorito que destruya Barcelona a que ocurra lo que tu piensas.
I was there in the mid 60's it was nice. Now it's a not. The weather has always been hot there. Nothing new.
Europe? Juneau Alaska has a population of around 33,000. The last few years we have had over 6 million tourists every summer. Most of the stores downtown are owned by the cruise line companies to fleece their clientele on land as well as at sea.
How is this relevant?
I travel around the world and one of those cities, Barcelona with not my favorite. I think it’s overrated city with rude people. I went there last year, and I was very disappointed.
I have no idea how it has changed. It was good around 2010. I love it due to the Catalan culture, but they are quite closed and you need to speak the langauge.
Madrid and Valencia are friendlier.
That’s what I felt when I visited Madrid in 2018 they were away friendly than Barcelona
@@Mark7637 🙂 the Catalans are quite closed until. you speak the language. They are very protective of their culture, language and family becuase they were oppressed under Franco.
Try Andalucia, Extremadura, Canary Islands.
They are pretty friendly around there!
Andalucia has the gypsy culture where Flamenco comes from 😀
Puerto Rico has similar complaints. Totally understandable.
tourists give money but maybe you don't need it
Amsterdam and Mexico City don't want more tourists who are taking over the city. No, they don't need the money.
Tourist cause more problems than the benefit of the money they bring.
People in Florida are the same
@@teleopinions1367 did you take their money for services rendered? 🤔that being said people from the US deserves the negative opinions about them. The US seems to have gotten worse thinking they're better than the rest of the world. It's become embarrassing ✌️
They take migrants who send money back to their country instead of spending in Spain but tourists are the problem?😂😂😂😂
Fighting problems caused by greed with more greed. That’s an interesting approach. Where’s my popcorn…
This is Barcelona's brexit moment. You can't use logic to explain it to them. And it's more than just crowds. It's classic xenophobia. You can't tell me those citizens of Barcelona don't themselves travel to other crowded cities. I would say people should stop going to Barcelona and let them suffer the consequences. Their brexit outcome will be the same and when they want tourists back they'll realize it won't happen soon enough to save them.
Salty foreigner much?
@SL16867 Stop being shortsighted and blaming foreign tourists. When it's the policies of your municipal and national governments that caused these issues🙄.
Tell me you don't understand anything about Barcelona without telling me you don't understand anything about Barcelona.
You are right, I'm from Barcelona and the majority of people do no think like that woman, but for some reason they have more voice than us.
Muchas gracias, uno menos.
Visited Barcelona recently, so beautiful. I myself live in a tourist area so I understand their frustration but attacking tourists is pathetic. City leaders need to do a better job. Anymore, I travel in the off season because of crowd size and better prices
It is not that the economics of tourism just pushes out local businesses.
It is that people, their culture is being pushed aside.
Places, buildings and names remain the same. But what makes the city what is was is now different.
Identity lost. We see this in Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, NY.
Most tourists are not there to exchange culture.
They tend to be there for leisure and to claim pieces of the local cultural identity for their Instagram account.
To change the economics of tourism you need to change the culture of tourism.
Tourist are like an undiscovered nation that is hiding in plain sight. A colonizing culture.
They divide and conquer between the division of locals that economically benefit and those that do not.
Having tourists flip the bill for environmental issues reinforces the relation between tourists and economic interests.
For the best of reasons the wrong choice?
13,000,000 visitors each year to a city of 80,000 Niagara Falls, Canada hears you.
Santa Monica is a prime example.
Yes this made me think of California and the radical changes since the 70s when I was born there. Everyone is hating on California right now but it did used to be a beautiful place with perfect weather. And the influx of masses of people has ruined it.
@@Hollyberry-no-you-didnt yes, when I had first moved there, it would take me 5-7 minutes to drive to the beach. Right before I left, it was mainly tourists and homeless. It would take me 45 minutes to get to the beach with all the traffic nightmare.
The tourist tax should be much higher. Most others cities charges 7-8 euros like in Switzerland
Come to Quebec instead! We offer a rich history, a unique culture, stunning architecture, and breathtaking landscapes. With a distinctive language and a welcoming atmosphere for tourists, Quebec provides an authentic experience without the crowds. Plus, with a favorable exchange rate, it’s a more affordable destination than Europe.
They haven't thought of using tourist tax before?
That’s rubbish, drought is the problem of the whole Spain, not just in Barcelona, Madrid is way hotter than Barcelona in the summer and no exemption no public school has air conditioning the whole Spain. Having all conditioning on will only make the already very hot city even hotter.
Physically attacking tourists. Wow. Ok. FK THAT. Cancelling my plans for Spain this summer. Going to Portugal instead.
Sad to hear that, I can asure you that CBS is giving voice to a minority of far-left radicals barcelonians do no think like that, I'm from there.
I agree; they can protest as much as they want, but physically attacking someone who often is not fully aware of the situation is 100% unjustified. Complete childish behavior from them.
@@zanVzz criminal behaviour. Those tourists have visas and are there legally.
America needs to do this.
Did you know that the city of Barcelona is surrounded by industry? In all possible sectors. That is where the population has worked since the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.
Barcelona is a beautiful city - I've spent lots of time there, but definitely understand how the citizens feel, and will respect their wishes....
Don't blame the tourists, blame your government. They need to implement laws to protect its citizens, such as not allowing all these rental properties to proliferate
Why not protest your government to make limits on AirBnB? Your anger is mismanaged to the wrong groups.
But you can't forbid people to make businesses in their own land and buildings/properties.
I am spanish and I love Michigan
I was a tourist in Barcelona ... and tourism HAS DEFINITELY DAMAGED Barcelona. Tourism is gross, and ruins places for the people who live there.
Well they need to balance it. Yes what the point of having tourist and tour life is ruin. They should’ve put a cap on how much tourist be to booked and shut Airbnb down
Tourists do crush the places they visit without even realizing. The plan in Barcelona feels like a good short term plan.
I will not go to Barcelona after a such negative attitude towards tourists. I was in Baku and Budapest for some holidays. I flew to Baku from Budapest with Wizzair just for 40 EUR. Both countries have an amazing architecture, cuisine, prices are much lower, locals are very friendly and welcoming. Especially Baku offer luxury tourism, hotels, cuisine for good price. Stop going to Barcelona, and this protestors will protest to have tourists next day. They will understand how much revenue tourism can bring.
You are giving the victory to a few far-left radicals that not represent no-one, I'm from Barcelona and we don't think like that.
I went to Barcelona in 2017. You only need 3 days there and leave. I did a cooking class and the chef said people are much friendlier in Valencia. The food is better also. I didn’t feel safe walking in a few areas but that’s cause they imported a lot from a certain culture.
Complaining about tourists = Good.
Complaining about illegal migrants = Bad.
Crazy world we live in
Who says
Tourists aren’t cleaning toilets and washing dishes.
Tourists want to go to a place and immigrants need a place...big difference.
Bringing money for the economy vs bringing crime and chaos
Don’t blame the tourists blame the government for allowing it to get out of control.
If they don't want you, why would you go there?
this is a very good proposal! in my country none of the tax applicated for tourists are used to mitigate the impact ... it just goes to somewhere we don't even know
Short term rental drys up affordable housing for local residents. No one likes that. Even with tourist tax, can they help local with affordable and sustainable dwelling?! Apparently not.
Tourist money doesn’t matter if you can’t afford a home because of it.
Sounds good. All tourists should stop going. Watch the economy tank.
Most people that live in Bcn get nothing from tourism. It’s not a resort.
So the tourist are the ones making the rental market expensive and not the people servicing them? Look at how the money from tourism is being used and regulate the amount of people there at once.
Anti tourism is the dumbest thing I’ve heard
Unfortunately it's a bit of a perfect storm when it comes to tourism. Emerging economic regions are now travelling where before they did not, India China etc. The the number of people and the age demographic of people travelling is vastly different than 15 years ago. It's an inconvenient truth but the largest demographic on the earth (millennials) have aged up finished school,working and are travelling. And I'm sure it feels like an absolute tsunami of people for these cities. And I think on top of it Barcelona being a cruise ship city probably doesn't help the situation. There's quite a few people lumbering around just waiting to get on the cruise ship or hanging out afterwards.
Why do people want to go where they aren't wanted ?
Stop going there and when tax revenues can't sustain the population and their services only then they will beg you to come visit. But remember that they really don't want you, they want your money !
I wouldn't go if they paid me !!!
How is air conditioning going to help the climate crisis?
Hotels and restaurants industries definitely welcome visitors. Summer isn't really the best time to visit any big city
Why blame the tourists? They visit legally .... blame Spaniards for selling out
So these locals attacking tourists, how do you know if one stays in a hotel vs an airbnb? Really pathetic bunch.
Tourism is indeed disgrace. Just deal with it.
I think (and I understand their concerns by the way). It’s about cultural difference. As someone that grew up in London, we just accept the change and it’s part of the multi national culture and city like expansion.
But I think these Spanish cities (and others in the Mediterranean) value more their culture / principles and need to keep the cities as they were.
I respect it.
Huh, I have spent about 4 weeks in Barcelona over the last two years and never saw a Starbucks--there are plenty of local coffee shops. I find Barcelona very friendly as a visitor, but when you go, where you go, what languages you speak and how considerate you are of the locals matters a lot. I sure would not recommend going in the summer, and even the early fall (I was recently there the last week of September and first week of October) due to weather and crowds.
I recently went to Barcelona....absolutely stunning place esp beaches and places like the Sagrada Familia cathedral and the nearby Monseraat. Shame if people put off seeing these.
..So there is a unspoken issue of a lot of money is being generated in Barcelona and it is going missing.. But I digress
2:47 what the heck is that teacher wearing?!
lol tourists are not to blame.
Blame the inhabitants of Barcelona who sell the city to tourists.
This is Spring Break in Miami allover again. I understand people not taking care of the city and being upset. They seem more upset at the government for putting money first.
I am going to The United States Mexicanos, I am no longer welcome in my home Barcelona Kingdom Of Spain. Note, No tourist, No Barcelona, that is all you have , me visiting so I don't forget my origen. saludos Iberians
There's are clear tourist areas. When your step outside those area Barcelona turns into a 3rd world.
Keep complaining.
Did you know that the city of Barcelona is surrounded by industry? In all possible sectors. That is where the population has worked since the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.
As a Guatemalan I find the Spanish complaining about unwanted visitors hilarious 😆. Oh well…..
I hope people stop going there and their economy collapses.
So, for years and years, local government encouraged tourism to Barcelona…many businesses started to cater to tourists; new businesses (tour agencies, more hotels, restaurants, etc…) arose to support tourism. The economy has thrived and countless jobs have been created, in large part because of tourism. Must be tough being a victim of your own success.
But it’s not the tourists fault. Blame the local government, businesses that cater to tourists…however, keep in mind that without tourism the economy of Barcelona would crash…revenues will plummet, businesses will close, jobs will be lost, unemployment will rise even further, and poverty will increase.
Such BS, add AC where needed
Barcelonians, I will not visit your city
I will never visit Barcelona. No matter how beautiful it is.
I agree emphatically with taxing tourists. On the other hand, I disagree with calling it a climate tax. Climate change is not (exclusively) to blame on tourists. Furthermore the link between the two problems blurs the solutions. For a city that has tourist-funded jaw-dropping projects, like Sagrada Family, I find this tax sloppy at best. First, it fails to acknowledge the role of big corporation linked to tourism in solving the issue. Will they also be taxed? Or should these corporations better address land use and gradual gentrification issues? How about locals that cause warm temperatures with their cars in traffic jams? Are they the victims or are they inadvertently also contributing to the problem? How about the Americans? I don't know why but they always seem to be involved in problems around the world... 😂These are not easy questions, and I am torn about some, but let's just not mix tourists and climate
There are more welcoming places to visit.
How do they feel about immigrants?
You can have some immigrants if you want!! lol please?? 🤣🤣🤣😭
Not sure of the attraction. Locals are rude and hostile.
Are those jeans on the teacher all sliced up?
Ima go where I want.
Leisure dollars will be spent elsewhere.
I hated the kids interview it was creepy. There are many places in Europe which dont have central Air it use to only get that hot few days out of the year and the buildings where designed with out it. Trying to make it seem like these kids are really suffering. I bet they turn it on for like a week during a heat wave or something.
Lol this is like new yorkers complaining about tourism bet you when those tourist stop coming theyll be begging for tourist 😂
Omg and the wife and I were going to visit. Okay, Milan it is.
Its xenophobia not overtourisn
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I get their frustration but the solution isn't to attack tourists. You are doing irreversible harm to your city's reputation and its finances. The solution is to build more housing and to enact taxes on Airbnbs and hotels. This will increase government revenues and serve as a disincentive to tourism overload. I'm very sad to see such nice Barcelona people turning into monsters. I always dreamt of watching El Clasico at the Camp Nou but not anymore, I don't want to get attacked simply for being a Barcelona FC fan. I guess every good thing has to come to an end some time... so sad..
I really don’t understand why people visit this arrogant little place
Just BOYCOTT SPAIN tourism PERIOD! GO TO PORTUGAL!!!!
No comparison. Spain is a fantastic country while Portugal is just backwards and waaaay overpriced
I live in an Asian country. My country paid for my birth in the form of hospitals, educated me with schools, gave me a job, gave me roads, infrastructure and an environment to earn and generate an income. Spain had no part to play in that at all. Now, I go to Spain as a tourist to spend the money that I earned - in *MY* country - zero contribution by Spain and you want to physically attack me for giving you free money? No, thank you! Next!
How are you giving me free money exactly?
@GutterFlower-t2u coz I'm spending my tourism dollars in Spain which gets taxed by your government which you get in the form of government services. C'mon it's not that hard to understand.
@@Oceansta But you're getting hotels, food and other things in return. You're not just handing out money in the street.
@@MikesTropicalTech I cant believe I'm actually having to explain this but ok, here goes :
Tourism is 13% of Spains GDP. That comes to around 210 Billion Dollars. Your economy would be poorer by that much had it not been for tourism. For perspective: 1 years tourism inflows = 10 years of your military budget, 3 years of your education budget, and even your healthcare budget is just 10% of GDP. So if tourists were to disappear, trust me you would feel it. Hard.
Tourism provides employment to a large number of Spanish people. It's an entire industry by itself. Without tourism those people wouldn't have jobs.
That being said, yes tourists get hotels, food etc but theres also the tax which tourists pay on everything - which is free income for Spain. I don't think you understand that tourists spend money in Spain which is generated in their home nations. If it was earned in Spain and spent in Spain, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. So, in that way, yes its free money for you.
@@Oceansta We were agreeing right up until the end.
Such an overrated city
Good luck…
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Tourist brings money. How about all the illegal immigrants?
No they don't. They raise up cost of living and so many. All drug n falling all over
There are some salty tourists here in the comsec with their salty comments 😂😂
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Bhutan's tourist tax is considered one of the highest in the world, at around $100 per day, I hope more tourist destinations increase their tourism tax!
The kids have swaet shirts on get agrip......
We all know that's the government job, not tourists. I don't need to go there if they are fighting with tourists. Keep it . I'll go to Aruba 🇦🇼 hellooo 😂
Just go to the PHILIPPINES!.!. #please
Just say it. It’s becoming more Americanized
So a few tourists staying home can influence the climate of a planet? Wonder what could be accomplished by sealing volcanoes and thermal vents?
Humans releasing trillions of tons of greenhouse gases directly into the atmosphere without taking any out regardless of natural carbon cycles has a greenhouse effect. Come on this is like 3rd grade stuff
Its amazthose kids are bilingual early