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I think a more important question is what is the value in "catering to this segment of travellers"? The article goes into that near the end, but it doesn't ben

• voisin 2y ago
  > it doesn't benefit me to have tourists come to my city Not sure where you live, but generally tourists allow for a greater amount of restaurants, bars and cultural institutions than the same size city without much tourism. Not to mention hotels! Those things are employers and tax payers which helps the local economy. Often they are in core areas subject to business improvement area (BIA) levies that pay for public events and public art. In short: tourists can be annoying but they generally are positive.
• kelnos 2y ago
  > it doesn't benefit me to have tourists come to my city That's unlikely to be true. Any city with tourists benefits from increased economic activity that helps fund city services through hotel or short-term rental taxes, as well as tourists spending their money in the city and paying sales taxes. Cities with a healthy tourist economy can also support more museums, bars, restaurants, and other kinds of amenities; without tourists there just isn't the customer base to support as much.