As anti-tourism movements gain ground across Europe, could France be the next country to demand crackdowns on mass tourism? Home to just 41 permanent residents, Germ has space to accommodate more than 6,000 visitors in hotels, hostels, and B&Bs. That means that at full capacity, the town's population is multiplied by more than 150, with 96 percent of all houses in the area second homes. In Biarritz on the southwestern coast, stickers urging Parisians to "clear off" were plastered across the town this summer. It's this 'Airbnb effect' that has pushed tensions to boiling point in locations such as Venice and Barcelona.

Source: The Local August 21, 2017 15:45 UTC