Mass Tourism-Louvre Museum employee shut down.Protesters in Spain squirt water on tourists

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Apparently mass tourism in Europe causing an issue for emloyees and residents.

The Louvre Museum in Paris shut down due to an employee protest saying they are over whelmed by the amount of tourists/visitors- the reason they have job.

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

In Spain protesters were squirting tourists with water pistols saying mass tourism has caused housing issues.

Protesters in Spain shoot water guns at tourists in demonstration against mass tourism, housing costs
 

I'm not a big fan of tourists, but spraying them with water isn't right. This is the fault of local governments and greed. However, tourists can be a real pain. When I was stationed in Europe with the Army, I would see tourists treating the locals rudely........and they got handled. Even my fellow Americans. No, I didn't run to help them, they brought it on themselves.
 

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The protestors are cutting off their noses to spite their faces. In parts of Spain, where they're protesting..like the Canary Islands..it's the tourists money that keep their economy afloat.. and gives everyone a job...

..due to these protests.. bookings are down 10 % already this year with tourists deciding to spend their money in countries like Greece and Turkey where they're welcome..
 
Yes, heaven forbid that you should build a museum and all those...<shudder> ..tourists.... want to come in and see your art! And pay for the privilege of doing so. What a horrifying concept! Who would have thought this would happen?

Best that they stay home so that you can go bankrupt and close your doors. Unless you think you can get by with only the locals coming?

Hey, they don't want tourist money? I say don't give them any. We'll see how long that makes them happy....
 
I saw the story about locals in Barcelona spraying water on tourists. It is apparently because of rent prices rising due to short-term vacation rentals. This is also happening in Venice and Lisbon.

The tension is rooted in data. Barcelona welcomed over 15.5 million tourists in 2024 — despite having just 1.7 million residents. Meanwhile, rent prices in the city have surged by nearly 70 percent since 2015. Much of the blame has fallen on short-term vacation rentals, which have converted thousands of homes into tourist accommodations, leaving fewer affordable options for locals.

Here's why European locals are dousing tourists with water guns
 
Hey, they should all come here to Orlando. We loooove tourists. Well, we don't really, but we do put up with them. Without tourists, Central Florida could go back to being a small town in the middle of orange groves.....except that there aren't any orange groves left. It's all condos and housing developments and hotels.

So, we welcome our tourists and don't spray them with squirt guns. We just give them dirty looks when they clog up I-4 18 hours a day. We like their money. We hope they keep coming and spending lots and lots of it.
 

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