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Spaniards packing water pistols blame impact of mass tourism for housing crunch

  • On Sunday, June 15, 2025, around a thousand people protested against overtourism in Barcelona, marching from a luxury shopping boulevard toward La Sagrada Familia church.
  • The protest was driven by rising housing costs and the belief that mass tourism and short-term rentals are displacing locals and eroding the city’s character.
  • Among the protesters, a small number armed with water pistols sprayed tourists and hostel staff while chanting and displaying homemade signs with messages opposing the growth of tourism at the expense of local residents.
  • Organizer Daniel Pardo indicated that the return of water pistols at the protest seems probable, while local resident Txema Escorsa expressed uncertainty about her future amid rising rent prices.
  • The demonstration underscores rising tensions as Spain welcomed an unprecedented number of international tourists in 2024, while challenges with housing affordability escalate and officials move to tighten regulations on short-term rental properties.
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The inhabitants who use them fear that an excessive influx of visitors will drive them out of their neighbourhoods.

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In Barcelona and Majorca, protesters denounced overtourism, which, according to them, worsens the housing crisis and changes their cities.

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St Catharines Standard broke the news in Welland, Canada on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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