Situation ‘out of balance’ as local people are priced out of housing and frustrated by hordes of selfie-seekers Surging visitor numbers, soaring housing prices and the rise of selfie-seeking tourists have helped to create situations that are “totally out of balance”, a Unesco official has said, adding that a failure to address these issues could see the Spanish wave of protests against mass tourism extend across Europe.In recent weeks tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Spain’s most popular destinations, calling for curbs on mass tourism and a rethink of a business model that they say has pushed up housing prices and driven local people out of cities. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/protests-mass-tourism-spain-europe-unesco
Author : Ashifa Kassam in Madrid
Publish date : 2024-08-09 11:00:13
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