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> but this is due to AirBnB Others have said it before, but mass tourism is the new Dutch disease [1]. Pure tourist cities like Venice are already too affected
by paganel 4y ago
> but this is due to AirBnB
Others have said it before, but mass tourism is the new Dutch disease [1]. Pure tourist cities like Venice are already too affected by it to have a chance of getting back to a normal economic and social life, but there are other cities that are still trying to fight it, like Barcelona. Not sure if there are any political forces in Lisbon or Porto ready to take the same stance.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_disease
- somewhereoutth 4y agoYes exactly this. And like other resource extraction industries, tourism does not provide many high skilled jobs and is not supportive of a growing and successful middle class, favouring wealth holders over wealth creators.