Barcelona locals furious over tourism's socioeconomic, environmental 'impact on city and population'

For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the Barcelona's inhabitants' fury over the dark side of the tourism industry and the toll it is taking on the locals and their overall quality of life, Gavin Lee is joined by Daniel Pardo Rivacoba, Member of the Neighborhood Assembly for Tourism Degrowth (Assemblea de Barris pel Decreixement Turístic). Spain's tourism minister has condemned the actions of a small group of protesters who sprayed visitors to Barcelona with water pistols last weekend, saying on Thursday they did not represent the country's culture of hospitality. Activists protesting against the effects of mass tourism on the city marched through the city centre over the weekend chanting slogans such as "tourists go home". Some surrounded restaurants and a small group of fewer than a dozen squirted at people they identified as foreign tourists with water guns. Jordi Hereu, who previously served as Barcelona's mayor, told reporters that while the demonstrators' actions were reprehensible, the incident was exaggerated by the international media.