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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Mark Sweney

Tui says ‘overtourism’ is fault of short-term let companies not hotel industry

People protest against mass tourism in Barcelona; one holds a sign that says Tourists Go Home
People protest against mass tourism in Barcelona. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Europe’s biggest travel operator, Tui, has hit back at an accusation by Airbnb that “overtourism” is the fault of the hotel industry, arguing that short-term home rentals companies are instead to blame.

Tensions have risen between rivals in the tourism industry after protests by local people against overcrowding, rising housing costs and bad behaviour by tourists in some holiday hotspots across the continent.

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