The authorities of Barcelona (Spain) can make a law limiting the number of places for tourists in accommodation facilities and prohibiting the construction of new hotels. About it reports The Guardian.
This decision is due to the increasing tourist flow, which causes inconvenience to local residents. According to the publication, last year, the city has a population of 1.6 million people, visited by 32 million tourists.
Public organizations and residents of Barcelona organize a protest, demanding to stop the real estate speculation that leads to higher prices for citizens. They also state that work in the tourist industry are paid too low, the newspaper notes.
The new law will limit the number of places offered by hotels and apartments as well as impose a moratorium on the construction of new hotels and the issuance of licenses for tourist apartments.
According to experts, in Barcelona is now 75 thousand places in hotels and about 50 thousand in the licensed tourist apartments, with the same number of places in the flats are offered illegally.
Church of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia) is one of the main attractions of Barcelona. Photo: AFP
