The interesting takeaway is that the media in some EU countries are spinning up the public against tourists to get citizens to vent their anger there, instead of at their governments for all the immigrants making their countries more dangerous. And even with Airbnb and related online rental services, the lack of housing always comes back to government regulations and not allowing for more homes to be built, as they’re purposely driving up the price of homes to impoverish citizens. And the giant OCGFC funds, with trillions under management, are gobbling up rental properties already, but they’re set to make a killing when the global economy crashes, and they can pick up most of the rest at auction for pennies on the dollar. And they told us you’ll rent everything, and [they’ll] be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/revolver.news\/2025\/07\/the-global-revolt-against-western-tourists-turns-violent\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n For eons now, tourism has been sold as a win-win: travelers got culture and escape, and locals got cash and opportunity. But that fantasy is breaking down, real fast, thanks to Airbnb and soaring costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All over the world, resentment is boiling over. From Mexico City to Madrid, from the Amalfi Coast to Lisbon, locals are watching their cities morph into playgrounds for wealthy tourists and Instagram influencers. And they\u2019re not happy about it. As a matter of fact, they\u2019re downright angry. They\u2019re loud. And in some places, they\u2019re turning violent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The global tourism boom, which was fueled by cheap flights, Airbnb, and remote workers, has been a dream for developers and governments, but it\u2019s become a flat-out nightmare for the people who actually live in these hotbed cities. Rents are soaring, family businesses are vanishing, and neighborhoods are being hollowed out by gentrification and digital nomads who treat cities like disposable backdrops for their social media content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And here\u2019s where it gets real ironic\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, the tables have turned. Suddenly it\u2019s Mexicans who are furious about outsiders flooding their neighborhoods, driving up rent, and not speaking the language. Of course that sounds familiar. Because that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening to us, only it\u2019s not digital nomads bringing laptops and tourist dollars. It\u2019s a tsunami of illegals who cross our border, drain our resources, and give absolutely nothing back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The difference here is that the so-called \u201cdigital invaders\u201d in Mexico\u2019s are at least there legally, spending money and boosting the economy. America\u2019s illegal invaders are bleeding us dry. Yet when Americans raise a concern, we\u2019re labeled \u201cracist\u201d or \u201cxenophobic.\u201d Funny how the outrage looks a whole lot more justified when they\u2019re the ones being overrun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just look at what illegals are costing American taxpayers, not just in dollars, but in crime and chaos, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Truth Now:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n America can survive a budget deficit. It cannot survive a mass invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It costs over $600 billion \/year for illegal aliens and will cost $160 Billion\/ year to deport them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rioters attack ICE agents at California Home Depot; try to stop a Federal bus.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n America can survive a budget deficit. It cannot survive a mass invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It costs over $600 billion \/year for illegal aliens and will cost $160 Billion\/ year to deport them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rioters attack ICE agents at California Home Depot; try to stop a Federal bus.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KBQqTeQvOY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 TRUTH NOW \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\ud83d\uddfd \ud83c\udfba (@sxdoc) June 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n We simply can\u2019t sustain this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The party is over for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After 40 years of in your face illegal aliens working in America taking our jobs and costing us $140,000,000,000 billion dollars per year in services President Trump says. No mas ! pic.twitter.com\/zL60gLBqPb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 hernando arce (@hernandoarce) June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n But Mexico\u2019s economy will boom, thanks to US digital nomads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bloomberg:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mexico City\u2019s Mayor Claudia Sheimbaum stated in October 2022 that \u201cif we had only 5% of the available market of American remote workers, we would be generating in Mexico City 1.4 billion pesos a year\u201d, during the signing of an agreement with Airbnb aimed at attracting more digital nomads<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n READ MORE: Meet the GOP \u2018no\u2019 vote on advancing Trump\u2019s Big Beautiful Bill\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, the violent backlash in Mexico caught the attention of city officials, who condemned the violence but can\u2019t ignore the bigger issue: gentrification is pushing out locals. The city\u2019s own governor even admitted it, saying, \u201cMexico City does not agree with gentrification.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New York Times:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Protests in Mexico City against a surge in tourism and rising prices turned violent on Friday night, damaging over a dozen businesses and drawing condemnation from officials. The demonstration reflected the growing frustrations of many of the capital\u2019s residents, who have watched rents skyrocket and old neighborhoods turn into swanky developments as the city has become a major tourist destination and a base for many so-called digital nomads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The protest also prompted criticism from some officials, who denounced the violence and what they said were the protests\u2019 nativist bent. The protest was initially peaceful. Hundreds of people marched through the streets, carrying signs sporting messages like, \u201cYour new home is an invasion,\u201d \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t feel like foreigners in our own land,\u201d and \u201cExpat = gentrifier,\u201d photos and videos of the protests showed. It turned violent when a small group of protesters began smashing the windows of storefronts, including a Starbucks and a bank, and graffiting walls and ransacking stores in the high-end neighborhoods of Condesa and Roma, according to The Associated Press. Fifteen businesses were affected and some cars were vandalized in the protests, Mexico City\u2019s government secretary, C\u00e9sar Cravioto, said in an interview with Milenio, a Mexican news outlet. He urged an end to violent marches with \u201cxenophobic\u201d messages, saying that Mexico City \u201cis a city of migrants,\u201d and that the city\u2019s government does not agree with \u201cthis type of demonstration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a statement, the governor of Mexico City, Carla Brugada, recognized the problems gentrification has caused, saying her administration was working to bolster affordable housing. \u201cMexico City does not agree with gentrification,\u201d she said. \u201cWe know that gentrification can exclude those who have lived all their lives in their neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The images are disturbing and likely ruined a few people\u2019s vacations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Steve Gruber:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mexico Engulfed In Chaos As Violent Anti-Tourism Protests Target Foreign Visitors And Luxury Stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n Masked protesters were seen throwing rocks through glass windows of high-end stores, while graffiti on shattered windows read, \u201cGet out of Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marchers then continued on to protest outside the U.S. Embassy and chanted inside the city\u2019s metro system. Police reinforcements gathered outside the Embassy building as police sirens rung out in the city center Friday evening.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Mexico Engulfed In Chaos As Violent Anti-Tourism Protests Target Foreign Visitors And Luxury Stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n Masked protesters were seen throwing rocks through glass windows of high-end stores, while graffiti on shattered windows read, \u201cGet out of Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marchers then continued on to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KgUwo0tVJe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Steve Gruber (@stevegrubershow) July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n This is becoming a fast-spreading problem, and it\u2019s likely to only get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you think this is just a Mexico issue, think again. The same thing is happening all over Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over in Europe, protests are spreading across Italy, Spain, and Portugal, countries that rely heavily on tourism but are now cracking under its weight. Locals are taking to the streets, spraying anti-tourist graffiti on walls, and even squirting water pistols at sunburnt visitors clogging up their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thousands of mass tourism protestors in Barcelona have been squirting tourists with water and chanting “tourists go home”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Isn’t tourism one of the biggest industries in Spain? pic.twitter.com\/5E9pBabdaO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 TaraBull (@TaraBull808) July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n This isn\u2019t just some random tantrum. It\u2019s turning into a full-blown revolt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Paris, employees are walking off the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But here\u2019s the kicker: many of the same people gleefully protesting tourists with money in their wallets have nothing to say about the endless flood of illegal migrants pouring into their countries\u2014and these are people who drain public services, strain housing and healthcare, and contribute absolutely nothing in return. No protests, no graffiti, no rage over any of that. Just silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that silence says everything, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s almost as if the global progressive class would prefer locals to direct their outrage at Western tourists, who are easy targets and who can\u2019t fight back, instead of focusing on the real problem: mass illegal immigration that\u2019s reshaping entire countries, overwhelming infrastructure, and bankrupting national identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ian Miles Cheong:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Louvre in Paris has temporarily shut down operations after its employees walked out to protest tourism. Thousands of stranded and confused visitors were corralled into unmoving lines at the glass pyramid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The protest is a part of a series of coordinated anti-tourism protests across southern Europe in Mallorca, Venice, Lisbon and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Europe\u2019s only value is its tourism, and it\u2019s the only way they can really stay afloat as they continue to deindustrialize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is all very, very stupid. They\u2019ll protest tourism but not illegal immigration and asylum seekers. Make it make sense.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The Louvre in Paris has temporarily shut down operations after its employees walked out to protest tourism. Thousands of stranded and confused visitors were corralled into unmoving lines at the glass pyramid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The protest is a part of a series of coordinated anti-tourism protests\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ICUIUuYdbe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n But the problem isn\u2019t just about \u201ctoo many tourists.\u201d It\u2019s about a broken system. A tourism model that drives up housing costs, kills off local culture, creates low-wage jobs, and concentrates wealth in the hands of a few elite landlords and corporations. In Madrid, there are more than 66,000 illegal tourist rentals. Imagine trying to find an apartment when half the housing is being gobbled up by weekend benders on Airbnb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Governments are scrambling to regulate, but so far, many believe it\u2019s been mostly performative. Spain\u2019s left-wing coalition delivered some soundbites about rent caps and more housing, but nobody took any meaningful action. The same story is unfolding in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Protests in Spain, Italy and Portugal calling for a curb on mass tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anti-mass tourism campaigners say excessive levels of visitors are forcing locals out of affordable housing, raising the cost of living and making city centres unusable.pic.twitter.com\/jxAbSg9uiG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 James Melville \ud83d\ude9c (@JamesMelville) June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The cost of living in cities like Florence and Venice is absolutely killing the locals, who are being pushed further and further out while their homes are turned into boutique hotels and photo ops for Instagram models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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