A large number of protesters gathered on the streets of Barcelona on Saturday (Jul 6) to protest against mass tourism in Barcelona. Over 150 organizations and thousands of people took to the streets to stage demonstrations against the increase in the cost of living for locals due to the large inflow of tourists.

Thousands take to streets in Spain to protest against mass tourism

Returning foreign visitors are spending more money than ever in Japan's economy. Thanks to the declining value of the yen and a dramatic increase in arrivals, their spending reached a record level for the quarter. According to preliminary data from the Japan Tourism Agency, foreign visitors spent around 9.3 billion dollars, or nearly 1.4 trillion yen, from July to September.

Japan take steps towards establishing overtourism countermeasures

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