It was the water pistol shot that echoed around the world. In the summer of 2024, after years of enduring the pressures of overtourism, locals in Barcelona ramped up their protest, with thousands ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barcelona will give priority to ships that handle locals - Albert Gea/Reuters Barcelona will close two of its seven cruise ...

Many travelers to Barcelona, Spain, may find themselves at one of the most beautiful sacred places in the world: the Sagrada Familia. The basilica is the largest unfinished Catholic church, attracting ...

Barcelona is pivoting away from mass to quality tourism promotion in the wake of local outrage and pressure. Barcelona’s tourism board is replacing its 15-year-old slogan ‘Visit Barcelona’ with ‘This ...

(CNN) — Barcelona’s cruise-ship port is to close two of its terminals, as part of efforts to fight the city’s overtourism problem. The closure, which will bring the number of operational terminals ...

After wide scale anti-tourism protests over the summer, Barcelona is trying to turn a negative into a positive by spending ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. The war on tourism is starting anew, with Covid-19 ...

In response to growing frustration among locals, Barcelona officials have unveiled plans to create a designated “selfie” area in front of the city’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica. The goal is to ...