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Other rallies calling for an end to mass tourism have taken place across the Balearic and Canary Islands..
Indeed, officials in central banks and finance ministries quietly welcome the inflows, even as politicians are being pushed by voters to soak tourists (with taxes) and limit arrival numbers.st..
According to Giuseppe Di Giacomo at the University of Lugano and Benjamin Lerch of the Swiss finance ministry, growth in Italys tourism business from 2010 to 2019 reduced demand for education, resulting in lower university enrolment and completion rates..
She chose Barcelona for its culture, food and nightlife: We would not consider not coming because of the tax.A study in 2019 by Song Haiyan of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and co-authors found that higher airfare levies, a type of tourist tax, did not affect overall spending, merely shifting budgets..
Japanese officials, meanwhile, levied a 2,000 ($13) congestion charge on a crowded hiking trail at Mount Fuji on July 1st in an attempt to shift tourists to other routes and ease the environmental burden..
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