Too Many or Too Few? Europeans’ Views on International Visitors

When asked their opinion on the density of tourists in their area, local residents' opinions vary from country to country. In Spain, around a third of respondents to a survey by YouGov indicated that there were too many international tourists in their area. This sentiment was also highest in France and Italy, but to a lesser extent, at 18% and 16%, respectively. Nevertheless, this sentiment is outweighed by those who feel that the number of tourists is about right or even too few in all the surveyed countries - making up 60% of the responses in Spain and 75% in Sweden.