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minus-squarecub Gucci@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoA valid point. But how are you going to decrease the number of tourists? Well, Bali authorities, for example, decided to decrease the number of tourists by allowing only wealthy tourists https://asiatimes.com/2021/09/bali-wants-rich-not-poor-tourists-after-the-plague/ https://www.businessinsider.com/tourist-visa-bali-wealthy-digital-nomad-remote-work-10-years-2022-10 https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/02/27/bali-floats-steep-daily-tourist-tax-amid-concerns-over-mass-tourism-and-unruly-visitors So, is your suggestion similar to this - allow only extra rich people to places like Vienna, Barcelona, and Bali?
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoOne solution would be to prohibit short term rentals for housing (airbnb etc), and funnel the tourists into hotels, to increase housing stock.
minus-squarecub Gucci@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoSo come for the rich
A valid point. But how are you going to decrease the number of tourists?
Well, Bali authorities, for example, decided to decrease the number of tourists by allowing only wealthy tourists
https://asiatimes.com/2021/09/bali-wants-rich-not-poor-tourists-after-the-plague/
https://www.businessinsider.com/tourist-visa-bali-wealthy-digital-nomad-remote-work-10-years-2022-10
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/02/27/bali-floats-steep-daily-tourist-tax-amid-concerns-over-mass-tourism-and-unruly-visitors
So, is your suggestion similar to this - allow only extra rich people to places like Vienna, Barcelona, and Bali?
One solution would be to prohibit short term rentals for housing (airbnb etc), and funnel the tourists into hotels, to increase housing stock.
So come for the rich