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Coordinated protests against tourism levels planned in Spain, Portugal and Italy
By Joan Faus and Corina Pons BARCELONA (Reuters) -Activists against overtourism are planning protests across Spain, Portugal ...
Spain tourism protests sparks Airbnb response after thousand march against holiday homes
Airbnb has responded after thousands of angry Majorcans marched through Palma on Sunday in a noisy protest that told tourists ...
Spain hotels targeted & sunseekers surrounded in ‘unacceptable’ protest chaos amid ‘tourism is terrorism’ alert to Irish
FUMING Spanish locals yesterday surrounded a hotel and targeted tourists with water guns as mass protests unfolded across the ...
How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona's anti-tourism movement
The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism ...
Spain's summer of tourism protests kicks off with 'go home' chants in Majorca and Ibiza
The march began at 6pm in the heart of Palma, with a smaller protest also taking place in Ibiza, with the crowds disrupting ...
The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona
The protest in Barcelona culminated in chants of "You're all guiris!" – local slang for foreigners – and a burst of ...
Anti-tourist protesters take over sightseeing coach in Majorca with smoke bombs ahead of mass march tomorrow
SPANISH protesters held up a sightseeing bus in Palma de Majorca ahead of a major anti-tourism demonstration tomorrow. The ...
Moment anti-tourist protesters in Spain 'hold up' sightseeing bus and set off flare
In the brief clip, tourists on the red bus appear bemused as flares are placed around the vehicle and yellow smoke billows ...