#RefugeesWelcome, tourists not so much: "What the Spanish media dubbed turismofobia overtook several European cities last summer ... in contrast to many, as fiercely as Barcelona has pushed back against tourists, it has campaigned to welcome more refugees"https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jun/25/tourists-go-home-refugees-welcome-why-barcelona-chose-migrants-over-visitors?CMP=fb_gu …
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Interesting article on the harm overtourism is causing in Lisbon and Porto, and five underrated Portuguese destinations you should visit instead:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/portugal/articles/overtourism-lisbon-portugal/ …
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“What looks like anti-tourist agitation to one person may come across as classism, racism, or xenophobia to another—particularly if that person doesn’t fit the stereotype of a “guiri”: a pale, Anglo tourist with an affinity for booze and money to burn”https://www.thenation.com/article/overtourism-is-driving-europeans-crazy/ …
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