@walesonline: Spain is the most popular holiday spot for Brits, with a staggering 18 million visiting in 2023 alone, according to the Office for National Statistics. Yet this trend may shift due to increased regulatory measures on tourist accommodations. The Spanish government has ordered Airbnb to withdraw 65,935 listings that failed to comply with local laws. The country's consumer rights ministry cited discrepancies in records and a lack of proper licences as grounds for the removals. Consumer Rights Minister Pablo Bustinduy expressed his determination to tackle the widespread "lack of control" and "illegality" within the holiday letting sector. #spaintourism #airbnb #uknews #Wales #walesonline
Hotels employ locals. Air BnBs drain housing out of the market for locals. I can understand why they’re so upset.
2025-05-21 06:46:10
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RLVineh :
Wow a government doing something about housing for its people…
2025-05-21 12:10:52
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SilentArtist :
Come to Italy is even better
2025-05-22 16:21:52
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leonrxdz :
Airbnb is a cancer, same thing is happening in Mexico.
2025-05-21 02:48:42
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Barry Abbott :
If we’re honest air b&b’s are the main cause of house prices going through the roof in these areas. Locals can’t afford houses, I don’t blame them to be honest.
2025-05-20 21:50:48
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Animul :
People don’t seem to understand the protest. It’s about them having a shortage of housing because people taking up air bnbs and apartments. They have no problem with tourists using a hotel
2025-05-21 08:08:10
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Luzelena :
Spain putting its people first bravo 👏!!! I respect their decision
2025-05-21 10:12:55
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chemasama304 :
Who cares they’re full of racists anyway
2025-05-21 01:14:12
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Martha Jimenez :
Bravo!!! Las casas son para familias no corporaciones !!!
2025-06-21 06:15:05
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pawsfeatherspetals :
Tourism is 12% of Spain’s GDP — that’s millions of jobs, full restaurants, busy shops, and thriving local businesses. Protesting tourists? Be careful what you wish for. Without tourism, the economy sinks.
2025-05-21 06:37:25
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Blade Spindler :
If you own an apartment or a house, you should be able to do what you want with it
2025-05-21 01:13:39
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Tom :
More countries should do this air bnb ruining the chances of people owning their own homes. If you want to go on holiday then stay in a hotel or a holiday apartment like the old days
2025-05-20 20:48:23
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Vibing with Chris & Justin :
its not the tourists its the airbnb owners
2025-05-21 04:56:25
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Nb :
Your economy will be zero without tourists,,
2025-05-21 13:29:28
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Mary Maria :
then why are protesters literally attacking tourists and not the government?
2025-05-21 13:11:36
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Tea :
imagine you have to move 2 hours away from the town you grew up in whilst 20 properties sit empty for half the year because of air b&b its happening in Portugal aswell
2025-05-21 04:23:42
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BexzibooG87 :
There's enough hotels tourism shouldn't need to affect housing of locals ... it's the greed of homeowners there defo should be laws against it
2025-05-20 20:46:22
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J8719 :
At the end of the day it’s what they want for their country and that’s okay by me.
2025-05-20 19:17:44
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Hater :
spain cares more about tourists than the refugees killing robbing and SAing women, literally driving vans through crowds. Its so bad over there.
2025-05-21 14:10:48
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Do_bie_wan :
Spain sucks…its crazy boring
2025-05-21 06:48:58
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ch11555 :
Greece and Cyprus are very welcoming to tourists, I won't be holidaying in Spain or their islands ever again.
2025-05-21 06:29:12
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becks&janne 🇬🇧🇫🇮 :
I don't understand, air bnbs are run by locals paying into the local economy...hotels are run by huge conglomerates paying into their country of origin. so please make this male sense ?
2025-05-21 09:13:28
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Monica 🇮🇪 :
It’s not about the tourists it’s about no accommodation for rent for their own people because greedy investors buying properties and renting only as holiday homes again we have greed and it’s the same in Ireland
2025-05-21 07:17:36
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Peach🍉 :
I think some of yall missed the part where it was only AirBnBs that FAILED TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL LAWS. You can still go there and rent a holiday place, just not an illegal one anymore
2025-05-21 12:50:50
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