The protesters — angry about the city's long-standing problems with overtourism — also used tape to block hotel entrances and sidewalk cafes in Barceloneta.
Mass tourism troubles hit fever pitch in Barcelona on Saturday as protesters threw items and sprayed travelers with water guns and canned drinks, while shouting "tourists go home."
Hotels in the city quadrupled from 1990 to 2023 to accommodate a rush of travelers, which surged from 1.7 million to 7.8 million during the same period, according to the Barcelona City Council. That doesn't include the millions who travel to the city's outskirts too, it notes. The result is a city in which many locals can no longer afford to live, activists say — most notably because of the housing market, where rents have increased 68% in the past decade, according to Barcelona's mayor, Jaume Collboni.
Two tourists on bicycles being stopped in front of a demonstration against mass tourism in Barcelona on July 6, 2024.A report published by Barcelona's City Council in 2023, titled "Perception of Tourism in Barcelona" shows more residents feel tourism is beneficial, rather than detrimental, to the city. However, the gap between these numbers has closed through the years, it showed.
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