I can't stand seeing tourists in my area

Ugh yeah. My quaint little mountain town has turned into a tourist trap over the last couple decades. It's painful to see generations of lifelong residents being priced out of the only homes they've ever known to accommodate out of state property investors.

Yo said

"This my hood, blood. Don't pull up round these parts, g. Finna wreck yo set, g. I only want them broke slims, yo. None of them rich slims lookin at me"

Hey sweetie... I used to hate tourists too and what tourism does to my island and the locals... Not only it robs them their homes but it puts them in a ridiculous money hunt...

But now that I kind of experience and see for myself how traveling can cure racism, discrimination and separation... It's truly amazing to see the Afghans next to the Germans next to the Americans next to the Thais next to the Nepali... Under different circumstances these people would behave and obey under different laws. But when they meet all together as tourists, the priorities list kind of changes, and firstly they realise they are all humans and then come the rest...

So it's not a win win situation , but it has certain positives 🤗

Remember how surreal it was in 2020, when all the major touristic cities emptied out?

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Unfortunately, tourists bring in the big bucks so there's no incentive to cater to refugees etc.

Eye wont a travel two Grease

I despise any sort of extractive presence and invasive behavior.

tourism leads to gentrification

1 word, Bernie Sanders, ruined Vermont.

I've thought I'd like to see it someday

*Shows up in sunhat, silly sunglasses and red shorts* so what? 😎

YOU JUST HATIN ON MY BERMUDA SHORTS 😠

This could be a problem

I have a cruise I'm thinking of booking

Athens
Thessaloniki
Mykonos
Ephesus
Rhodes
Santorini
Hydra


Will I not be welcome at these places ?