North Korea to open seashore resort as Kim Jong Un bets on tourism

North Korea to open seashore resort as Kim Jong Un bets on tourism

KCNA A Korean Central News Agency photo showing an aerial view of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone North Korea is opening a beach resort that its leader Kim Jong Un hopes will boost tourism in the secretive communist regime, state media reports. Wonsan Kalma on the east coast will open to domestic tourists on … Read more

The protesters and residents pushing again on tourism in Barcelona

The protesters and residents pushing again on tourism in Barcelona

Sarah Rainsford Southern Europe correspondent BBC As protesters marched through central Barcelona on Sunday, they shouted at the tourists who were filming them to “Go Home!”. Bemused couples sitting in street cafés got squirted with water pistols and a luxury clothes store was pasted with stickers declaring the tourists who’d shut themselves inside unwelcome. Tourism … Read more

Spanish locals shoot water at guests in protests in opposition to mass tourism – Nationwide

Spanish locals shoot water at guests in protests in opposition to mass tourism – Nationwide

Protesters used water pistols against unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona and on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Sunday as demonstrators marched to demand a rethink of an economic model they believe is fueling a housing crunch and erasing the character of their hometowns. The marches were part of a coordinated effort by activists concerned with … Read more