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Why is tourism a problem in Barcelona?

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Challenges of Tourism and Housing Crisis in Barcelona

Explore how local activists in Barcelona successfully campaigned for the removal of a bus route from Google Maps, leading to a decline in tourists using the bus and shedding light on the challenges faced by locals in managing tourism impact. The chapter also delves into the housing crisis in Barcelona exacerbated by tourism, causing a decline in homeownership and skyrocketing rental prices.

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