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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 ...
'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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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" ...
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 ...
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 ...