Barcelona city hall steps in to buy apartment block to prevent evictions
Barcelona's city hall said on Friday it would buy an apartment block known as 'Casa Orsola' to prevent the eviction of ...
I've lived in Barcelona for years. Here are 6 things tourists should skip — and what they should do instead.
As a local, I'd skip popular attractions in Barcelona like Park Guell or Sagrada Familia and try these recommendations ...
Teacher's eviction stalled after Barcelona residents protest tourism, gentrification
A teacher who has become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis has won a temporary stay of eviction from his rented Barcelona ...
Why U.S. Travelers Are Spending More Than Ever In Spain
Why is Spain attracting more U.S. travelers–and travel dollars–than ever before? The experts from United Airlines, CaixaBank ...
Planning a European getaway? These tourist limits and fees could impact your trip
Despite recent headlines, Spain isn’t banning tourists. The country’s new policies focus on regulating tourism in hotspots ...
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Why Spain’s ‘tourist ban’ won’t impact your holiday
In Barcelona, unwitting tourists were squirted with water pistols over the summer. And just last week the rather unnerving ...
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What's driving ‘anti-tourist’ sentiment? And what can travel start doing about it?
In the first of a two-part series, Terraverde Sustainability’s Patrick Richards explores some of the root causes of the ...
The New York Times11d
Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?
As early as 2010, tourism experts observed that some destinations were approaching or had exceeded their carrying capacity. By the middle of the last decade, cities like Amsterdam and Barcelona ...
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Teacher's Eviction Stalled After Barcelona Residents Protest Tourism, Gentrification
Teacher's Eviction Stalled After Barcelona Residents Protest Tourism, Gentrification By Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) - A teacher who has become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis has won a ...
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Teacher's eviction stalled after Barcelona residents protest tourism, gentrification
BARCELONA, Jan 31 (Reuters ... apartment after protests by residents against gentrification and over-tourism in the country's second city. Josep Torrent, 49, who has lived in the same apartment ...