OPINION

Anti-tourist sentiments gain global momentum

News, Nezar AlSayyad, Published on 18/09/2017

» Tourism has always been an important human activity and business. But today, condemning tourists is becoming a trend with serious significance for future relationships between nations and people. This past summer witnessed demonstrations against tourists in the popular tourist destinations of Barcelona and Majorca, Spain, with banners declaring that "tourism kills neighbourhoods". This new anti-tourist movement in Europe should not be ignored, particularly for those interested in tourism and the built environment, otherwise known as man-made environments.