The Take: Why is tourism a problem in Barcelona?

Locals protesting against tourism impact in Barcelona.

A mass demonstration in Barcelona on July 6 aims to reclaim the city from tourism's negative effects. Locals are battling to preserve their way of life, housing, and culture, as the tourism surge pushes Barcelona to its limits.

Keep reading

In this episode:

Carme Arcarazo (@carmearcarazo) – Speaker of Catalonia’s tenant union and housing researcher at La Hidra

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, with Amy Walters, Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan, Manahil Naveed, Veronique Eshaya, Ashish Malhotra, Duha Mossad, and our host, Malika Bilal.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

Connect with us:

@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube