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Some locals in Venice have echoed a similar sentiment to Rosen, protesting the €5 ($5.40) trial fee for day-trippers earlier this year.
They objected to their hometown being treated solely like a tourist attraction. One opponent to the measure said that Venice was “becoming a museum, a theme park,” Reuters reported.
In the video, Rosen also criticized Europe for dining out on its history and cured meats to draw tourists in without producing anything new.
But tourists really can’t get enough of what Europe has to offer.
Europe’s tourism industry saw a year-on-year increase of 12% in foreign arrivals in the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by the European Travel Commission.
The concerns of frustrated locals may be overweighed by the lucrative nature of the tourism industry. The ETC projects visitors will spend €800.5 billion ($870 billion) in Europe this year, up over 13.7% from last year.
“It’s ok you had a good run, time to accept your fate Europe,” the TikToker captioned the video.