2,800 protesters marched in Barcelona against mass tourism's negative impacts on housing, commerce, and work, demanding a new economic model and tourist apartment ban by 2028.

2,800 protesters marched in Barcelona, opposing mass tourism and its negative impacts on housing costs, local commerce, and working conditions. Demanding a new economic model to reduce annual tourist numbers, which reached over 12 million in 2023, the city council plans to ban tourist apartment rentals by 2028. However, this decision faces opposition from an association of tourist apartments.

July 06, 2024
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