Barcelona finally turned on its crowds of tourists. Now the city faces a major problem
Summer 2024 saw angry locals attack tourists with toy water pistols to protest about being squeezed out of their own city.
The i Paper on MSN28d
‘Barcelona will be more expensive than Paris’: Business anger at tourist tax hike
Outside the city, the charges will increase ... However, business organisations and hotel operators insisted that the tax ...
Daily Express27d
Spanish city to hammer Brits and other visitors with new tourist tax hike
where the tax is already among the highest in Europe. The Barcelona Hotel Association warned that the increase could hurt the city's competitiveness, especially for business tourism. The Comuns ...
IBTimes UK24d
Sun, Sangria… And Soaring Costs: Barcelona To Double Tourist Tax In Crackdown On Overtourism
Tourists staying in rental flats such as Airbnb pay £5.20, while those opting for four-star hotels ... the tax hike will go towards tackling Barcelona's worsening housing crisis. The city has ...