Cheaper to rent in Barcelona and commute to London

Re:Cheaper to rent in Barcelona and commute to London by atemerev on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @12:09PM (#42117342)

These are fine, though don’t help much and bad for local economy and prosperity (tourists bring money and buy food and things from local businesses which employ local people and pay local taxes). “You can’t come here” is not fine, and thankfully infeasible.

The same logic should also work for states; people, however, are irrational in this regard.

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Re:Cheaper to rent in Barcelona and commute to London by tonyedgecombe on Friday November 15, 2024 @08:59AM (#42146994)

>“You can’t come here” is not fine, and thankfully infeasible.

If a city feels its culture or inhabitants quality of life is being adversely affected by tourism then it is fine to control the numbers.

If you look at places like Venice part of the criticism was the hordes of people arriving that don't spend any money. They bring packed lunches and just clog the place up. There are plenty of products and services that manage demand by increasing prices, I can't see why these places should be any different.

Luckily it is feasible.

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