‘A family used to live here’: The Spanish sticker rebellion battling tourist lets
by Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6KQHR)
Tired of overtourism pushing up rental prices, Malaga locals have found a novel way to vent their anger
Incensed after finding out his rental home of 10 years was about to become a tourist apartment, Dani Romero took to social media. What followed swiftly snowballed into a movement, as residents in Malaga began plastering stickers - reading A family used to live here" or Go home" - outside tourist lets across the southern Spanish city.
I didn't mean to arm a revolution," said Romero. I'm just looking for a house to live in."
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