Taking Back Our Homes

From past cities to beaches, Spain has thing for everyone. Millions of tourists flock to its coastal towns and islands each twelvemonth to bask the sand, sea, and culture. But what astir the locals?

In the past decade, rents person astir doubled, but wages person stayed the same. Hundreds of thousands of properties person go vacation lets, and developers are snapping up existent property to currency successful connected the tourism boom. A lodging situation is successful afloat swing, and homelessness is rising fast. Now, residents are warring back. Armed with h2o pistols and lawyers, they are calling connected governments to support their interests. But volition it beryllium enough?

People & Power meets immoderate of the radical suffering the consequences of Spain’s tourism industry, and those warring to enactment successful their homes.