Regardless of the source of city residents' beef, if the number of tourists has become inconvenient, they should just be taxed like traffic congestion, CO2 emissions or any other negative externality. European cities could probably do it with a higher excise tax on commercial lodging for people with extra-national passports. Set the tax at a level that the income makes the inconvenience worth it.
Locals want the money from tourism without the tourist themselves.
I get it. I have lived in touristy small towns, but that is not how it works. Every locations have trade-offs, and freedom of movement gives us the ability to choose between those trade-offs.
Regardless of the source of city residents' beef, if the number of tourists has become inconvenient, they should just be taxed like traffic congestion, CO2 emissions or any other negative externality. European cities could probably do it with a higher excise tax on commercial lodging for people with extra-national passports. Set the tax at a level that the income makes the inconvenience worth it.
Locals want the money from tourism without the tourist themselves.
I get it. I have lived in touristy small towns, but that is not how it works. Every locations have trade-offs, and freedom of movement gives us the ability to choose between those trade-offs.