Spain’s housing crisis sees homelessness rise as tourism booms • FRANCE 24 English

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1. Migrate to the USA .

2. Rent gouging needs to stop. This is happening all over the world

3. Same thing happening in Mexico.

4. The air bnb ceo/founder views himself as an enlightened leftist, go figure.

5. Profits over people "DISGUSTING" 😡

6. easy fixed ban Airbnb unless owner living in same flat rent out spare room

7. Lol that lady is not Spanish tho

8. Ban Airbnb may sound like a solution but it’s not, the high prices on food, long rental and low salaries are the problem thanks to tourism. So it is sad to say but TOURISTS GO HOME!!!!

9. At what point did people forget that hotels exist, and just decided to "hey, let's rent an Airbnb house".

10. The love of money is the root of all evil. Money is what it's ultimately about, isn't it?

11. So then take care of the AirBnB problem. Don't get rid of tourism all together. Jesus, that's just common sense.

12. Everyone should be able to own a home if they are planning to live in a city long term. That takes care of the homelessness issue due to rent raises

13. People have been resenting AirBnB for these reasons. Just ban the company so their users wont buy/utilize your country's property as such

14. Clearly Airbnb and short term rentals are the issues not tourism.

15. Well that’s because of their own people being greedy…. Don’t blame tourism! regulate it!!! And make your money too!

16. It is Time to forbid air b n b in Europe!😢

17. In Philippines you need Stay in hotel period

18. Settlers

19. That room is great? Thats like less than 1/6 if my current room in Nigeria. What is happening is Europe?
    Capitalism must be balanced with a bit of socialism otherwise what you get is very rich with very poor, a missing middle class.
    Human beings are not machines for work only ,we are not inputs to generate wealth.

20. Bro when tf are governments gonna regulate Aibnb? They truly don’t care right? Jesus Christ

21. A persons property is his/hers to do what they want, we have to respect that! So,regulations should be put in place to control the number of properties any one individual or business may have to let. It is unfortunate that hardworking people are being thrown out onto the street to accommodate tourists., but it is not the tourists fault!

22. this is so sad

23. One of the reasons why they do not like tourists.

24. I Boycotted Airbnb and Bookings

25. This has happened in New York also, blame the real estate people, land grabbing!!

26. Why are you blaming tourists? Tourism generates income for your community. Blame the businesses that take homes away from locals. We have a planned trip to Spain and Portugal (where we planned to stay at hotels), but going somewhere else SAFE 😤

27. All roads lead to GREED

28. The blame is with your Government not the Tourists. The tourists bring their hard earned money to your country and contribute greatly €€€. You need to talk to your Government

29. This is why i have never stayed at an airbnb only hotels. I won't support it….

30. Tourism can be of great benefit to countries economically some countries survive mainly based on tourism it’s not being properly regulated by the government also you can’t just ban airbnb because it’s people’s way of earning an income it just needs to be regulated properly. Cancel culture is ridiculous there’s better solutions for everyone involved to benefit from the main issue is greed

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32. Meanwhile in the UK "I can't wait to leave this dreadful ghastly weather, dearly, and move to España. Those Spanish blokes sure are living the good life." while in Spain, rents are increasing and many renters, mainly elders, and building owners are victims of Okupadas i.e. squatters.

33. Look at Gaza and the Palestinians before complaining about anything.

34. 😮😮😮,…in my opinion,… residents need to be given first priority,… needless to say,..they pay their dues(rent).

35. Tourism, Airbnb’s are the end of everything, people come from all over the world to buy places just to make them into Airbnb’s, obviously natives can’t compete with international millionaires and billionaires hoarding everything of value everywhere.

36. Welcome to the EU…Where your country is no longer your own..problems everywhere..in UK foreigners get preference over natives..it’s a European crisis and needs to be addressed..

37. 1:16 Legolas

38. I lived on Paris and Barcelona and they are full of homeless, the politiancs are the worst people ever they dont care abous us.

39. Europeans going to the anti-capitalist way of thinking… Go ahead, you will be poor in 50 years

40. Air bnb has destroyed the world

41. How about building more houses?? You people got plenty dam land there

42. Spain lives of tourism statistics talks by itself, Dont blame the tourist blame de government

43. How about no one ever gets to leave the town where they were born? Would that make everyone happy?

44. Its not turusm. Its lots of people are coming to live in spain. And spanish law allows eu citizens to take loans from spanish banks to invest in real estate. Polish activelly buy now because of fear of russian polish war. And lack of bew construction.