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Much has been written of late about the serious negative impact that over-tourism has on communities and their residents. This decision by Amsterdam to ban new hotels seems like a sensible move and I wish Sevilla and other afflicted cities in Spain would follow suit. And while we rightly blame government and corporate greed for allowing – heck, promoting – this out of control situation its also clear by asshole comments like the one above that we have a lot of work ahead of us if we expect change to happen.

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So nah, won’t be going to Feria. I usually like going at least one afternoon to take photos of the horses and the colourful dresses but as one horse has already died from the heat I think it’s not something I want to be a part of. Also there are apparently record crowds this year – yet another local celebration over run and ruined by mass tourism. No thanks.