holiday hotspots need fairer tourism for local communities
- Written by Linda Osti, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, Bangor University
It all appeared to begin in early July with angry Barceloni residents squirting tourists with water as they sat on restaurant terraces. “Tourists go home!” shouted locals to bemused diners in the busy Las Ramblas district, voicing their frustration at the problems their city faces, constantly overrun with visitors. Last year around 12...