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Protesters in Spain shoot water guns at tourists

The Associated Press on MSN · 17h

Protesters in Spain shoot water guns at tourists in demonstration against mass tourism, housing costs

Residents in Barcelona, Spain, and several other popular European destinations say tourism in their cities is driving up housing costs for locals.

KENS 5 on MSN · 12h

Demonstrators in Spain draw water guns on tourists in protest of "over tourism"

Many locals blame a glut of tourism for driving up housing costs and pricing people out of their neighborhoods.

The New York Times · 1d

Protests in Europe Target Mass Tourism With Squirt Guns and Roller Bags

In Italy, Portugal and Spain, activists used water pistols and a “noisy stroll” of suitcases to draw attention to rising housing costs and the environmental toll of tourism.

tourism, Southern Europe and protest

USA Today · 13h

Protesters fire water pistols, set off smoke in Europe demonstrations against overtourism

Protesters in Spain joined groups in Portugal and Italy, arguing that uncontrolled tourism was raising housing prices and forcing locals out.

Boston.com · 1d

Spaniards turn water pistols on visitors in Barcelona and Mallorca to protest mass tourism

Protesters used water pistols 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 Washington Post · 20h

Southern Europeans protest overtourism with water pistols

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Barcelona, Lisbon, Venice and other European cities over the weekend, protesting the negative effects of overtourism.

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Spain warning for Brits as new holiday rule comes into force from July 1

New rules governing short-term rentals in Spain come into force on July 1, potentially removing large numbers of holiday ...

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Major Spain holiday rules you might not know amid anti-tourist protests

A new three-year law introduced in Malaga has been dubbed a ‘tourist ban’ by some. The term is misleading – the law doesn’t ...

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Spain tourism protests sparks Airbnb response after thousand march against holiday homess

Airbnb has responded after thousands of angry Majorcans marched through Palma on Sunday in a noisy protest that told tourists ...

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Brits start 'snubbing' Spain and head to sizzling 38C tourist hotspot instead

Amid escalating anti-tourist sentiment, it appears droves of British holidaymakers are ditching Spain for a stunning rival ...

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Spain hotels targeted & sunseekers surrounded in ‘unacceptable’ protest chaos amid ‘tourism is terrorism’ alert to Irish

FUMING Spanish locals yesterday surrounded a hotel and targeted tourists with water guns as mass protests unfolded across the ...

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Spaniards take aim at tourism’s role in housing crisis — with water guns

Spaniards are brandishing water guns, squirting unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona to protest overtourism's affect on housing ...

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Coordinated protests against tourism levels planned in Spain, Portugal and Italy

By Joan Faus and Corina Pons BARCELONA (Reuters) -Activists against overtourism are planning protests across Spain, Portugal ...

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Spain's summer of tourism protests kicks off with 'go home' chants in Majorca and Ibiza

The march began at 6pm in the heart of Palma, with a smaller protest also taking place in Ibiza, with the crowds disrupting ...

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