Why are there anti-tourism actions in Spain?

Spain's tourism industry is quite prosperous, but with the increasing number of tourists, local people begin to resent tourists, and incidents such as drunkenness and harassment emerge one after another.

There is a voice of "anti-tourists" in the local area, and graffiti with the words "tourists go home, only refugees are welcome" can be seen on the road.

In fact, Spain has broken the record of the number of tourists every year in the past four years. According to the data of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Spain is currently the third most visited country in the world. The locals said, "If you rely too much on tourists, when they stop coming, there will be nothing. In the long run, this will not last forever."

French, Turkish, Egyptian, Tunisia and other tourist attractions have been deterred by terrorist attacks in recent years. According to the analysis of Rafael Galego, a Spanish tourism expert, about 12% to 15% tourists go to Spain for their holidays because other countries have closed their scenic spots due to terrorist attacks.

The prosperity of tourism has also led to a sharp rise in prices and housing prices. Life in Barcelona, the second largest city, is not easy for young people who have just left society. It is reported that many young Spaniards earn less than 1 1,000 euros a month (1 euro is equivalent to RMB 7.9 yuan), but the average monthly rent of apartments in the center of Barcelona is over 800 euros.

Although tourists have brought many benefits to Spain and reduced the local unemployed population, the locals think that they have been deprived of more benefits and rights.