Mass Tourism

International holidaymakers are keeping Spaniards off their own sun-kissed beaches due to ever-rising hotel and rental prices during an unprecedented tourism boom. Spain's top 25 Mediterranean and Atlantic coast destinations saw local tourism drop by 800,000 people last year, whereas foreign visitors rose 1.94 million, according to previously unreported official…

By  MARTÍN SILVA REY and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Updated : , ,   MEXICO CITY (AP) — A protest by hundreds against gentrification and mass tourism that began peacefully Friday in Mexico City neighborhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.…

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Nice, Venice, Barcelona and Amsterdam are other European cities that have also imposed limits on cruise ships. The French Riviera resort of Cannes has become the latest famous European destination to join the growing global backlash against overtourism by imposing what its city council calls “drastic regulation” on cruise ships.…

Mass protests in Venice have overshadowed the lavish wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez amid anger over mass tourism, rising living costs, and inequality, turning the event into a symbol of wider global frustrations. read more Mass tourism, soaring rents, worker exploitation, inequality, and elitism — protests in Venice…

Mass tourism, impossibly high rents, worker exploitation, inequality and elitism: Venice protests in recent days against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's high-profile wedding have highlighted growing global grievances. Local politicians dismissed protesters as a fringe minority. Bezos's fame and Venice's stunning visual backdrop have offered them international visibility which they…

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Protesters used water guns against unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona and on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Sunday as demonstrators marched to demand a rethink of an economic model they believe is fueling a housing crunch and erasing the character of their hometowns. The marches were…

Protesters in Spain, Italy and Portugal are calling for a curb on mass tourism - with Barcelona organisers telling demonstrators to bring water pistols to shoot at holidaymakers. Campaigners say excessive levels of tourism are forcing locals out of affordable housing, raising the cost of living and making the city…

By: Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press Posted: 12:05 AM CDT Sunday, Jun. 15, 2025 Print Email Read Later BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In Barcelona's residential Gràcia neighborhood known for its quaint squares, Txema Escorsa feels he is being left behind. Read this article for free: To continue reading, please subscribe:…