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minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 days ago This is not a tourist problem, never has been. Tourists are one source of the demand that drives up the rents. So yeah, they’re part of the problem.
minus-squarecub Gucci@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoA valid point. But how are you going to decrease the number of tourists? Well, Bali authorities, for example, decided to decrease the number of tourists by allowing only wealthy tourists https://asiatimes.com/2021/09/bali-wants-rich-not-poor-tourists-after-the-plague/ https://www.businessinsider.com/tourist-visa-bali-wealthy-digital-nomad-remote-work-10-years-2022-10 https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/02/27/bali-floats-steep-daily-tourist-tax-amid-concerns-over-mass-tourism-and-unruly-visitors So, is your suggestion similar to this - allow only extra rich people to places like Vienna, Barcelona, and Bali?
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoOne solution would be to prohibit short term rentals for housing (airbnb etc), and funnel the tourists into hotels, to increase housing stock.
Tourists are one source of the demand that drives up the rents. So yeah, they’re part of the problem.
A valid point. But how are you going to decrease the number of tourists?
Well, Bali authorities, for example, decided to decrease the number of tourists by allowing only wealthy tourists
https://asiatimes.com/2021/09/bali-wants-rich-not-poor-tourists-after-the-plague/
https://www.businessinsider.com/tourist-visa-bali-wealthy-digital-nomad-remote-work-10-years-2022-10
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/02/27/bali-floats-steep-daily-tourist-tax-amid-concerns-over-mass-tourism-and-unruly-visitors
So, is your suggestion similar to this - allow only extra rich people to places like Vienna, Barcelona, and Bali?
One solution would be to prohibit short term rentals for housing (airbnb etc), and funnel the tourists into hotels, to increase housing stock.
So come for the rich