Nah, I'd rather fire them up till we reach the point where the administrations actually extract their heads from their (sunshine free areas) and do something. A Tourist Tax of €10 or even €100 will not change any of it and will never benefit the...
2 years ago, we stayed in a Madrid 3 bedroom apartment, 10 min walk from Plaza Mayor for 5-days, and in conversation with the owner, she said booking charges her 30% commission. That is robbery, I told her. She offered to rent the place to me...
Yes! It was not my intention to focus on the root causes……that may be your focus. There is a reality to the massive overload of tourists in cities, such as Barcelona, venice, Florence, CinqueTerra, SdC. I can’t change what apartment owners...
Tom, tourism never was a major part of Barca’s economy. It was an adjunct. The city is a major manufacturing centre, a financial centre and a port. The cruise ships bring very little benefit: passengers eat on board and save most of their...
No. It is illegal to travel between Santiago airport and Sarria. Some persons willing to flaunt the laws of their host country have been known to make use of the following people smugglers
I have a tech project manager friend (born in Ponferrada) who lives and works in Barcelona and she often complains about over tourism and bnb (back in 2008) - wealthier locals and outsiders buy up cheaper housing and turn into short-term rentals...
In my humble opinion, the contrast between tourism in Barcelona and the rest of Spain is quite pronounced. Barcelona finds itself inundated with all types of tourists, while Santiago follows a different path with more restricted tourism. For...
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