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As I said in my previous post, the problems in Barcelona are being caused by the change of use of extremely high numbers of flats from residential/ long term rent for residents to short break accommodation for tourists, not by the mere presence of tourists, which had been taking place for many decades without any problems caused to the locals, right until the advent of rBnB. And Venice is the only other significant exception, chiefly due to it actually being fairly small and unable to cope with the 5000-capacity cruise ships landing daily, which again is a relatively recent phenomenon. And even in these two scenarios the tourists themselves are only partially to blame, if at all.So your post 1736 wasnt to be taken literally.
Your now saying Barcelona is being torn apart by tourism.
And Venice has to many.
So tourism isn't simple straightforward good thing.
Interesting article here.
'Tourists go home, refugees welcome': why Barcelona chose migrants over visitors
Barcelona welcomes refugees not tourists.
Like Brixton people feel they are being pushed out by rising prices/ rents.
Like Brixton a lot of people like living with people from other countries/ cultures.
Its why I like living in Loughborough Junction now. Its still multicultural as its cheaper than Brixton.
Btw the article ends with several other European cities who aren't happy with effects of tourism. So its not just a couple of cities.
For the overwhelming majority of major cities around Europe, short term tourism is not a significant problem for the locals whatsoever. In fact, the opposite of it. So no, I don't see any evidence of tourists being a bad thing for Brixton or London residents.