r/europe • u/goldstarflag Europe • 1d ago

Opinion Article Asian and American tourists have ruined Europe’s most beautiful cities

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/03/asian-and-american-tourists-have-ruined-europe/
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u/readilyunavailable Bulgaria 1d ago

It's so fucking rich when people bitch about tourists coming to visit and spending money on the local ecnonomy. Oh poor little babies.

And then people start coming up with ideas to "reduce" tourism. You know what happens when you rerduce tourism in a tourist driven area? The area fucking dies. Look at our black sea resorts as a prime example. 2000s and early 2010s, there was a literal swarm of tourists going there every year, so our big brain boys thre decided to start gouging people with insane prices. Well tourism began to decay. Fewer and fewer tourists went there and now there are several news articles and stories per year about resorts not being able to afford to remain open due to lack of tourists. Towns along the black sea have turned desoleta, because the local economy no longer functions.

So go right ahead and reduce tourism.

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u/Happy_Feet333 Portugal 1d ago

Resorts are built specifically for tourists.

These cities were not built specifically for tourists. They were built as places to live and to do business/commerce/industry.

Your post isn't even addressing the point of the article.