Not just the Canary Islands who are sick of tourists (1 Viewer)

[Minxy]

I am off to Tenerife next week so I will report back when I return.

I hope they haven’t put beer prices up as part of their protest

Be careful Chris ... they might use you as an 'example' and burn you at the stake!

 

[WESTY66]

It can only increase the number of tourists visiting Grimsby, Rhyl, etc.

Win, win.

I doubt it

 

[Jim]

Let the tourist hotspots charge what they like.

It can only increase the number of tourists visiting Grimsby, Rhyl, etc.

Win, win.

The East Coast is rammed this weekend.

 

[Gellyneck]

Be careful Chris ... they might use you as an 'example' and burn you at the stake!

and it will be some conflagration given the alcohol content!

 

[gilbaro]

We live on the coast. Most locals dislike tourists. Wish we could charge them to come into town.
Then we go away and don't think we are tourists

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[The Wino]

We live on the coast. Most locals dislike tourists. Wish we could charge them to come into town.
Then we go away and don't think we are tourists

It's certainly what a lot here seem to think. We have a holiday let and a residential let so have a biased opinion but it seems to me that most could see the benefit to the local economy and housing stock of both but not necessarily a private second home only used a few weeks a year the same as a they don't like houses in London being left empty after being bought by overseas investors.

 

[robnchris]

Ahh so the penny is starting to drop, just look at some of the small hamlets in Cornwall nearly all the properties are Holiday Lets, turning them into ghost towns during the winter.
I agree with Northenraider that those in power want to stop people from travelling, just look at all the equation, electric vehicles despite whether you agree with them or not do not have the same distance available without constant recharging as an ICE vehicle, finding a charging point on your travels according to owners is hit and miss.
Diesel and petrol prices constantly on the increase, Ulez and clean air restrictions, add the tourist tax and Voila you have a Don't Travel pattern forming.

 

[U.Toadifact]

Let the tourist hotspots charge what they like.

It can only increase the number of tourists visiting Grimsby, Rhyl, etc.

Win, win.

Oi, don't you mock Grimsby. I'll have you know there are many things to see and do in that town. For instance;

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Ah yes, I see what you mean

 

[TheMachMan]

Venice is a unique place, it makes sense to manage visitor numbers. Go out of season and you’ll have most of the place to yourself. It’s physically easier to set up as limited ways to enter. I doubt it would be easy to implement in bigger cities due to the multiple routes in and out.

 

[Wendo55]

I remember going on holiday in the 1990s to either Greece or Turkey (?) and being charged about £5 or £10 before the plane landed. The cabin crew came along collecting the money.

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