Protests in Spain: Why are residents protesting against mass tourism?

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00:00For some time now, thousands of Spanish residents have been protesting against mass tourism.

00:07In fact, it was reported that thousands more residents took to the streets of Malaga on

00:11June 29th to protest the tourism model, which has been referred to as excessive.

00:16There, demonstrators gathered with Spanish banners, reading Malaga for living, not surviving.

00:22The number of visitors to Spain is expected to top 100 million this year, more than double

00:27the country's actual population.

00:29As a result, residents complain about the saturation of public space in facilities such

00:34as public transport, as well as the issue of housing.

00:37It's reported that tourist apartment trade has driven out local residents to historic

00:42urban areas.

00:43Some protesters have even referred to tourists as a plague.

00:46The demonstrations in Malaga, organised by Malaga Tenants Union, was backed by nearly

00:5150 other organisations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam.

00:55But what do you think about the protests?

00:57Has it discouraged you from taking a trip to Spain this year?