The irony Spain crying about being invaded.

Ok Barcelonans, then don't leave Barcelona, ever.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Lived in a ski town for a number of years. Hated 'tourists'. Right up until I figured out that without the tourists, the town wouldn't even exist. Be careful what you wish for.

BLAME YOUR COUNTRY! It’s so absurd to be mad at tourists and strangers when it’s your own government and people that sets the prices and make the rules and regulations. Tourists will go back to their country and Barcelona, Spain will still have high rent and taxes.

If the tourists are gone, these people will begging for them to come back. Money matters.

And it’s not the “tourist” making the prices, it’s their OWN shady business people in there own country making it impossible for the locals!

I understand protesting tourism, but targeting specific people isn’t right.

Simple enough, put a fence around Barcelona. No one gets in, no one gets out. After all, Barcelonans should not visit other locales and be tourists.

Then us “tourists” should go home and spend $$ where it was welcomed.

The reason for the rising high cost of living in Barcelona is because the locals that own apartments found out that they can make far more money renting their apartments on a short time rental (1 to 10 days) This took a lot of long term rental apartments off the market that the locals were renting. Due to "supply and demand", this also caused the long term rent prices to increase.

I'll keep this in mind when I see the people of Barcelona anywhere outside Catalonia.

Why is the host interviewing some arrogant professor in Toronto who's more interested in talking about his favorite cities? Why not interview the protesters?

Barcelona, #1 on my NOT to travel to list. People are rude there.

This is a problem in every city not just Spain. Air bnbs have made most places unaffordable

I got mugged near the Magic Fountain in Barcelona in 2019 on my first ever trip there… all while hundreds of people were walking by just watching. The police were super unsympathetic too. Suffice it to say, Barcelona is not high up on my ‘cities I want to return to and visit’ list. 😒

Tourism in Barcelona generates approx 13.8 Billion Dollars Annually. To squirt them with water guns is moronic. If you want to curb tourism, work with the gov to place limitations. Pretty soon the tourists will start squirting back... its pointless. Spain conquered many countries in the past and at one time wanted world domination... they should study their own history.

Barcelona is full of pickpockets anyway

We should give them what they want and no money from tourism.

Maybe just complain to your government instead of the innocent tourists 🙃

Housing prices increase regardless of tourism its self. In Touristy locations. Real Estate is in short supply and highly desirable. This makes them perfect investment vehicles for the super rich. What really increases cost of rent and homes is rich buying luxury condos and homes in the area. This increase the costs of housing everywhere else in that area. It’s called Gentrification. It’s funny how the “Expert” chose NYC as a good example when locals have been dealing with Gentrification for years. You can’t afford anything larger than a small walk in closet unless you make high 6 figure income. NYC good at managing Tourists? Only multi-millionaires can live in Manhattan. The poor people have to live outside of Manhattan and commute in. The US politicians have put the economic blame on migrants that allegedly came to US illegally when Billionaires own many of the EMPTY luxury condos in the shiny tall skyscrapers.

Fine. I’ll stay away.

Shut down their airport from going anywhere.

Airbnb's changed the game. Before, if you wanted to vacation somewhere you had to stay with someone you knew, or get a hotel room (which are limited).

Maybe they should start protesting at the Barcelona Visitors and Convention Bureau. If they stop advertising that encourages tourists to come that would be a logical good start.

The sheer gall of Spain to complain about being invaded is laughable at best.

So people in Barcelona don't want the economical benefit of tourism?

should be protesting AirBnB's not tourists.. you want tourists to come to spend money and live in hotels .. not private corporations and the rich buying investment properties to rent out

Just wont go where I'm not wanted. I will never go to Spain again. I hope the Spanish dont expect kindness if they travel though.

Just wondering how those locals who are shooting water against can possibly tell if he/she is a tourist... If they apparently look different like Asians, they most likely are tourists, but if they are white, wearing very casual clothes without a camera, they may be locals. I am a Japanese, living in Tokyo where is also suffering from overtourism in recent months, but we never ever do such a rude behavior against tourists or foreigners. They came all the way from their countries to have fun. I can feel the same way as the locals in Barcelona feel about tourists, and yet, how those locals can possibly be so rude to them? I don't understand. I am so sad...

No wonder Copenhagen is encouraging tourists. The place is so boring and bland there's nothing to do or see there.

So by the same token, they should only stay in their country and not be tourists in any other country. And everyone should stop going there and when they don’t receive the tourists money, we’ll check back in and see if they still feel the same way.

So it isn't the short term rentals that is causing their exasperating the house cost?

“Tourists go home: refugees welcome” Stupidity truly knows no bounds

London is terrible. The weather sucks and the locals are rude. Went there last year for a week. I will never recommend that city to any of my friends.

That's pretty xenophobic for what I see.

Spraying water and throwing things to tourists: it’s bullying

but i was planning to visit my colonizers.

Wowww the world is upside down! And the young generation is so entitled! Tourists are not directly responsible for the price increase! And they are a source of income!

I NEVER WILL GO TO BARCELONE OR SPAIN AGAIN JUST GOT INSULTED YESTERDAY BY PROTESTERS

If the government really wishes to help citizens, they should no longer provide foreigners with short or long term houseing.

Spains economy isn't good enough to be making this fuss. I've lived in San Francisco and Bangkok, two places with similar issues. San Fran can float fine without tourism, Bangkok cannot. Barcelona might not be Bangkok but it sure ain't San Francisco

seeing how people litter their hometowns so much, I’ll bet they’re making messes abroad too… … and yea, probably behavior too.

This is happening in my home town. I don’t assault tourists, I vote for stricter short term rental laws.

I remembehen they begged for tourists during Corona

Ok, if they promise not to go to other places either ever.

Just make it really expensive--- I personally HATE traveling where there are large crowds. Its like you're BASIC. When I travel, NEVER on holidays... make it middle of the week, and I am prepared to spend. Making all these places TOO accessible to everyone kills it !!

No worries I’ll go somewhere else. Good luck to you.

No they don't... Their economy is dependent on tourists. Take away tourism - unemployment triples or quadruples.

Sounds like a regulation problem not the tourist’s fault that the local government doesn’t do its job

I have a suspicion it's not that they're there so much as it is the way they act. 90% of tourists suck.

How the turntables have turned lol

Seriously, you protest your government or council, attacking the people you expect to inject money into your economy is nuts. This will also backfire on Spanish people travelling abroad as well.

This is going to backfire. They need to be working internally to better conditions for residents instead of scaring away the only thing that is keeping their economy up.

Imagine if Americans protested against tourists. This is a touchy subject because both sides are right and the government is truly who’s at fault.

i always wondered how the locals can tolerate mass tourism without going crazy! always avoided the hotspots, because its annoying, but imagine living there!...ufff

Illegal mass migration increased cost of living in Europe.

4:24 There's the list of these countries that doesn't deserve any tourist money. Don't go to these countries, since you'll know that the locals of these countries will follow Barcelona locals' footsteps by spraying water guns at tourists.

Tourism is the least of your worries. Fix your economy lol.

Unchecked tourism is a problem in most places

I was there late summer on 2019. I don’t blame them. I’m a pretty chill low key tourist. But when I walked by the gaudi cathedral there were literally thousands of creaming Korean and Chinese tourists pushing and shoving trying to get in and out of the church. There were literally dozens of tour buses all over, blocking everything. It was insane 😵

Those popular tourist areas need to become less dependant on tourism.

The best part is how these commentators basically identify short term rentals as the root of the problem then go on to give possible solutions that have nothing to do with short term rentals.

Have been to Barcelona. The Spaniards are very rude, belligerent and proud. Also have an area similar to Rodeo Road. They do speak English.

Stop going there…good luck barcelonely…biting the hand that feeds u lol

Airbnb owners, Hedge Funds are the enemy.

I am from Bavaria i was in Barcelona several times, once a resident told me they’re all more than glad for this whole year tourism as they can now rent their 1000 dollar apartment for 4000 a month whole year round on average.

Business tourists is the perfect term. Want a free vacation? Hold a symposium in your favorite vacation spot and have the company or government pay for it.

tourists are pretty annoying 😂😂

This situation can be solved by government officials speaking to businesses about how to better support their employees (as there is a cost of living crisis), promoting vocational school attendance (as there is a skill mix match or lack of skills), getting a complete picture on the migrant situation, working with countries of origin to dampen migration, partnering with other locations that wouldn't mind accepting migrants (that have skills, and no background), or just straight up deporting migrants who cannot improve skills to be able to afford the cost of living in the area. Then the government needs to get a complete picture on the illegal occupation of homes. Who illegally occupies. Why? Can there be a distinct court system to handle illegal occupations? Can landlords and okupas agree on a rental agreement that is given government protection (they can stay in the home. They pay x. If they don't pay x in y days, you can get a quick eviction). And then finally government should look into increasing the base salary needed for all visas (student, digital nomad, non-lucrative, social arraigo-work). Because clearly, this isn't a tourism issue. This is a cost of living, lack of well paying jobs due to lack of skills, unchecked migration, and unchecked illegal occupation of homes issue. And those need to be addressed as of yesterday.

I fully support Barcelona! I don't visit it precisely because of the diabolical overcrowdedness, which also puts off better tourism than the kind that these cities have been invaded by (the bar crawlers who behave like animals). I stopped by almost two decades ago for an afternoon only, on my way to France by car, and couldn't get out of there fast enough, it was already that bad. So I can't even imagine what it must feel like for the residents now.

Hypocrites.

welp there goes Spains economy 💀

okay i wont go

Just like in Durango Colorado not very tourist friendly

The quality of life? A vast concept. Is it the tourists' fault if one can't keep up with the rising prices? As a tourist, I would prefer to pay as locals. Is it my fault when the business raised the prices? And attacking tourists is no excuse at all.

Pretty much everyone in Europe goes to Barcelona in the summer. I visited there in 2019, it was awesome

Be careful what you wish for. Then I dont want to see any residents from Barcelona tpuring other countries. That would be hypocritical

You convinced me. We will never go to barfcelona. Madrid on the other hand is a great modern friendly city.

It’s fine, it’s their country. But it won’t solve their housing problems.

Air BnB needs more regulation but water squirting is not a peaceful protest

The world is overpopulated, and there really are not that many great places to visit to be honest.

Can they even support themselves without tourism? 😂

They’ll protest their fellow Spaniards, too. They’re Catalan: a breed apart.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Barcelona has a population of 1.7 million people and get over 33 million visitors a year, to be honest that’s trash tourists. Barcelona should be charging a lot more and reduce those numbers by more than half, that would make it easier to manage and actually be more profitable

In two years they will be begging for tourists to come back.

New York has done a great job? Has he been to NYC lately? It's an absolute hellscape.

Spain starting to enjoy the wonderful benefits of mass immigration and EU freedom of movement laws. You got what you voted for!

What’s the point of tourist money if it only goes to the rich and never helps everyone else afford to live in thier home that becomes so popular that it’s pushing the locals out

Valencia is better , but don’t tell.

The protestors will need a break from their efforts, upon which they'll take a vacation somewhere and become tourists.

Great! Can we do the same with ilegal/unregulated immigration?

But who are the tourist? Germans? asian? indians?

Those that protest are they from barcelona? I saw some other flags in one of the videos. That's the problem with protest, they can claim to be anyone...students, residents, etc. They should request something wit the local officials.

And with that - Those are mostly NATO countries Barcelona is saying that too… I don’t think you want to bite the hand that protects you, do you? Just saying.

They should just ban Air BnB. Telling them to leave is not the answer!

Barcelona wouldn’t know what to do without tourism.

I promise to stay away from Barcelona - even though that demand is ridiculous, since the issue is with allowing locals to short-term sublease their rented apartments -, only if there is a guarantee that no one from Barcelona is allowed to visit my region (Northern California). Since that guarantee is not given, and it won't be reciprocal, then I feel free to visit Barcelona if and when I please.

Blaming tourist for housing price inflation is like Blaming customer for a long line at a popular restaurant and protesting against such customer …😂 or blaming foreign cars for traffic congestion in a growing cities😂

I have no interest in going to Spain at all, but I do wanna take a transatlantic cruise as an American and that’s where they’re going to drop me off lol Eason should not be angry at tourist, citizens should be angry at their local politicians and city planners they’re the one that did. This are the ones that allow the Airbnb, they allows the cruise ship they control how many flights come in and out of their cities. Don’t be mad when people show up to your town be mad that all the people that are planning it and expecting them to show up.