<h5>Tourists are not welcome anymore!</h5><p>Don’t we love to travel and visit different places during our holidays? What if you visit a famous tourist destination and see that you are no longer welcome?</p><p>That’s what’s happening in Malaga, Spain - a destination known for its beaches and monuments. But, the locals are fed up now and want the tourists to leave.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/locals-frown-upon-tourists%2FMalaga%203.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=159d74b7-eb5d-4608-b3cd-f6f7b885ccdf"><figcaption>Overcrowded beaches due to tourists in Malaga. Photo by El País.</figcaption></figure><h5>But tourists boost the local economy?</h5><p>That’s correct. Tourists need hotels to stay, food to eat, etc. So, people open businesses like hotels and restaurants and earn money from tourists.</p><p>Attractions like museums, parks, monuments, etc., also generate money, further boosting the local economy. It’s a win-win situation - tourists get to chill and relax, and locals earn money!</p><h5>What went wrong in Malaga?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/locals-frown-upon-tourists%2FMalaga%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=bc52c0ef-cb0c-4026-8965-eaaaf7b3d576"><figcaption>An anti-tourism sticker. Photo by The Guardian.</figcaption></figure><p>People who live in Malaga are being asked to vacate their homes by their landlords. That’s because of tourists!</p><p>Tourists need places to stay when they travel. Too many tourists means that there is too much demand for accommodation. Landlords prefer to rent their homes to tourists at a higher rent to meet this demand.</p><p>Ultimately, locals are unable to pay more to stay in areas where rents have increased to meet tourist demand.</p><p>In response to tourists, Malaga locals are placing stickers and posters in buildings asking tourists to leave.</p>

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