Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb - Olive Press News Spain
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BARCELONA'S city council has announced it will revoke all licenses for tourist apartments in the urban area by 2028. In a major win for anti-tourist
  • poo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    On one hand, biting that hand that feeds

    On the other, I’ve lived in buildings with AirBnBs and they’re a scourge. The owners and renters of short term rental properties are mostly (not all) awful - residents should be owning property, not spoiled rich landlords eating up space for tourists. Fuck AirBnB.

    I also visited Spain last month and I’ve never felt so unwelcomed in my life while in Barcelona and would never go back, so I guess the anti-tourism is working 😂