what hasn t worked. when it comes to our tourist acts, i think when it comes to our tourist acts, i think the when it comes to our tourist acts, i think the evidence is overwhelming that we think the evidence is overwhelming that we certainly need to generate the income to mitigate the impact and it the income to mitigate the impact and it is the income to mitigate the impact and it is a the income to mitigate the impact and it is a matter of fairness. more than likely these and it is a matter of fairness. more than likely these are and it is a matter of fairness. more than likely these are tourist - than likely these are tourist apartments. than likely these are tourist apartments- than likely these are tourist aartments. . ., ., , , than likely these are tourist aartments. ., ., , , ., apartments. barcelona is used to attractin: apartments. barcelona is used to attracting millions apartments. barcelona is used to attracting millions of apartments. barcelona is used
increasingly include, introduce the tax, in this moment not. that increasingly include, introduce the tax, in this moment not. tax, in this moment not. at times the city feels tax, in this moment not. at times the city feels a tax, in this moment not. at times the city feels a long tax, in this moment not. at times the city feels a long way - tax, in this moment not. at times the city feels a long way from - tax, in this moment not. at times the city feels a long way from the | the city feels a long way from the streets of wales. but the debate has crossed borders. you don t have to look far here to see a call for change. i look far here to see a call for chante. ., look far here to see a call for chante. ~ , . , look far here to see a call for chante. ~ , . , ., change. i think it is incumbent on the wealth change. i think it is incumbent on the wealth government change. i think it is incumbent on the wealth government and - change. i think it is incumbent on | the wealth
apartments- than likely, these are tourist a-artments. . ., ., , ., apartments. barcelona is welcome to brinttin in apartments. barcelona is welcome to bringing in tourists. apartments. barcelona is welcome to bringing in tourists. but apartments. barcelona is welcome to bringing in tourists. but while - bringing in tourists. but while there is talk of a tourism tax, housing is still an issue. it is difficult to housing is still an issue. it is difficult to find housing is still an issue. it is difficult to find an housing is stillan issue. it 3 difficult to find an apartment at the moment that is affordable. salaries basically are left over from 2000, theyjust haven t gone up, and the prices have gone up and up. catalonia is already responding and the wealth up. catalonia is already responding and the wealth government - up. catalonia is already responding and the wealth government says i up. catalonia is already responding and the wealth government says it | and the weal
power since 2015, has taken a number of measures to try and curb the growth of tourism, including closing down around 6000 illegal tourist apartments. as she runs for re election in a tightly full race, the mayor is going further, proposing a series of tougher measures that include opposing the mooted expansion of barcelona airport. translation: of barcelona airport. tuna/mom- of barcelona airport. translation: ~ ., ., , ., translation: we have a plan auainst translation: we have a plan against mass translation: we have a plan against mass tourism - translation: we have a plan against mass tourism that - against mass tourism that includes not expanding barcelona airport because we can t have 20 million more tourists. not allowing more cruise ships terminals to be used and reducing the number of cruise passengers who arrive here by half. and we want to limit further the number of tourist apartments and souvenir shops in the city. shops in the city. opposition arties shops in the city
a major tourist hub. visitor numbers have returned to close to pre pandemic levels. ten million people visited barcelona in 2022. but many locals don t like the impact tourism is having. noise, crowded streets and unaffordable housing are just some of the problems it causes. translation: touristsj end up occupying public space, and that pushes us residents elsewhere. there are so many tourists that the residents don t spend time here in the centre of town. it really makes you sad. the local authorities are not happy about the situation either. the left wing local government which has been in power since 2015 has taken a number of measures to try and curb the growth of tourism, including closing down around 6,000 illegal tourist apartments. as she runs for re election in a tightly fought race, the mayor, ada colau, is going further proposing a series of tougher measures that include opposing