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What US travelers need to know amid anti-tourism protests in Europe
The U.S. State Department is warning travelers to exercise more caution when traveling to Europe amid a renewed wave of ...
The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona
The protest in Barcelona culminated in chants of "You're all guiris!" – local slang for foreigners – and a burst of ...
How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement
The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism ...
'Your holidays, my misery': Europeans protest overtourism with water pistols, smoke bombs
Protesters in Spain joined groups in Portugal and Italy, arguing that uncontrolled tourism was raising housing prices and ...
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 ...
Southern Europeans protest overtourism with water pistols
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Barcelona, Lisbon, Venice and other European cities over the weekend, protesting ...
All the hotspots where Brits face anti-tourism protests on holiday this summer
Overtourism protesters have hit a holiday hotspots including Spain, Portugal and Italy with campaigners targeting tourists ...
Spain tourism protests sparks Airbnb response after thousand march against holiday homes
Airbnb has responded after thousands of angry Majorcans marched through Palma on Sunday in a noisy protest that told tourists ...
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 ...
Brits avoid Spain after protests and warn ‘we won’t go if we’re not wanted’
A number of travel company bosses have reported dealing with clients who have made the decision to go elsewhere, following major overtourism protests last weekend ...
Protests putting Brits off Spain as holidaymakers 'won't go if we're not wanted'
Residents of popular tourist destinations are becoming increasingly frustrated at the impact of "over-tourism" ...
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 ...