Some angry locals in Malaga are speaking out against the growing influx of tourists
As part of Spain’s growing anti-tourism campaign, locals in Malaga have put stickers on buildings urging tourists to “go home”.according to a report independentStickers on tourist apartments read phrases such as “Tourists stink,” “A family used to live here,” and “This used to be my house.”
Some angry locals in Malaga are speaking out against the growing influx of tourists and the problems they are causing, which they say are already affecting their lives. Other messages also emerged highlighting the lack of affordable accommodation resulting from mass tourism. Many complain that the lack of affordable housing has led to rising rents, as some properties are only rented to tourists.
Malaga bar owner Dani Drunko told Malaga news website exist Recently, he was told to leave his home of ten years because it was being converted into a short-term vacation home. He said: ‘I live in a neighborhood in Malaga called Fuente Olletas and was told a few weeks ago that the owner would not renew my lease. I had to leave because the property would be re-adapted to tourist rentals.’
“Every day I received pictures of new stickers and pictures of the people who made them go viral. There was a lot of movement because citizens were tired of this. I just came up with the idea for these phrases and I lit the fuse So,” he added.
However, he said he had “nothing against tourists” and stressed the community wanted housing issues to be regulated.
“We would like to point out that we are not against tourists or tourism, but against being evicted from our homes to make way for tourist apartments, and against the fact that the town hall belongs to all the people of Malaga. Do nothing,” he Said further.
Local politician Dani Perez also highlighted the situation to X. “You walk down the streets of Malaga and it’s almost impossible to find a residential building without a lockbox [for tourist rentals]. The mayor of Malaga did not lift a finger for the people who live here and expel them from the city of their birth,” he wrote.
Before that there was Centro, as indicated by stickers next to several tourist apartments.
you walking on the street #malaga It is almost impossible to find a residential building without a lock and combination.
but @pacodelatorrep Still not lifting a finger… pic.twitter.com/27dGEf5rTT
— Danny Perez/❤️🇪🇺 (@aDanielPerez) March 12, 2024
However, local lawyer Juan Luis Gomez criticized the event, saying: “Those who are against tourism will not be able to work, as if we here depend on the aerospace industry for our livelihood.” Regulating tourism is It is one thing, but quite another to abolish tourism. “
It is worth noting that the Costa del Sol is the most popular place for British holidaymakers in Spain. According to statistics, in 2023, a record number of 14 million holidaymakers came from Spain and abroad, and a significant number of them decided to call this city home. Euro news. According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE), eight out of every 10 new residents moving to Malaga are currently foreigners.
