US EditionFrom Hotspot to Flashpoint: How Tourism Pushed Barcelona to Breaking Point, and How Social Movements Are Fighting Back
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In January 2023, Ada Colau, then mayor of Barcelona, made a star-studded appearance during the annual press conference of the Antic Teatre to proclaim that, finally, the City Council had decided to expropriate the building on Verdaguer i Callís Street where the theater institution has been located since 2003. It seemed that its long tribulation was coming to an end, aggravated since early 2020 when the owners decided to raise their rent from 1,5…
From hotspot to flashpoint: how tourism pushed Barcelona to breaking point, and how social movements are fighting back
Anti-tourist graffiti has become a common sight in many Spanish cities. Jon LC/ShutterstockOn April 27 2024, near the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, a touring bus was blocked, sprayed with water pistols, and a banner bearing the slogan “let’s put out the tourism fire” was stuck to its front. It was a headline-grabbing protest against the stranglehold tourism holds over the city, and underscored growing tensions between touristification processes …
In addition to the beach and the sea, the holiday in Tenerife also offers a very special hotspot. Tourists, however, now put it in danger!
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