This year is set to see a continuation – and, in some areas, an escalation – of anti-tourism protests in some of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations, that were such a feature of 2024’s summer season.
Be it on grounds of unrest over property availability, mass tourism concerns, or climate control; popular spots in Italy, Spain, the Canaries and Greece are likely to see more unrest this year.
According to Euronews, more protests are planned in Barcelona, Amsterdam and across the Canary Islands. That is despite several regions introducing policies to curb overtourism and preserve local culture and communities, via tourist taxes, new rules on building use and a slowdown of cruise visit numbers.
“We want to work in ever-larger networks, as well as undertake our usual tasks of mobilisation, political advocacy and pedagogy regarding the nature of the tourism industry, We need tourism to decrease,” one protest group, in Barcelona, told Euronews.
