 Overtourism, tourismophobia, benetourism, towards new tourism strategies for Mediterranean cities? Spring Break in Barcelona and Marseille, 20th - 21st centurySurtourisme, tourismophobie, benetourisme, vers de nouvelles stratégies touristiques pour les villes méditerranéennes ? Spring Break à Barcelone et Marseille, 20e - 21e sièclePost-Print from HAL Abstract: The study of tourist behavior allows us to take another look at the changes in port cities in the Mediterranean, such as Barcelona and Marseille. For two centuries, tourists have increasingly contributed to building the identity of port cities. But if tourist activities and tourists can make these seaside areas attractive, they also contribute to making fishing districts repulsive, such as the old Barceloneta – a historic district of the Catalan capital – which has become a gigantic open-air nightclub. It is legitimate to ask whether tourism is a factor of rediscovered or altered port identity. Our study is based on research in the archives of the city of Barcelona and its tourist service, as well as on a survey of tourism professionals working for the Catalan capital and the Marseille metropolis. If tourist capitals like Barcelona and Marseille are counting on the benefits of tourism in a period of economic crisis, the damage caused by mass tourism is pointed out by artists and neighborhood associations, revealing the difficult reconciliation between the desires of holidaymakers and daily life. of the inhabitants and challenging the actors of these cities who are often confronted with contradictory representations of these spaces. Between overtourism, public space on the seafront and in the city center associated with hyper tourist places on the outskirts of the city with high densities of tourist populations, revolt of inhabitants and commodification of landscapes (1), but also tourismophobia, fear and effective rejection of mass tourism by local populations both real and overestimated (2), including benetourism (bene for beneficium lat.), the inherent benefits of the tourism industry for all citizens, more beautiful public spaces, developed, financial - economic gains, social gains, cultural gains, educational gains, we take as examples the Spring Break in Barcelona and Marseille, 20th - 21st century. Keywords: overtourism; tourismophobia; benetourism; tourism strategy; business; public space; Barcelona; Marseille; Marseille (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in Soi, l’autre et l’ailleurs - Images et imaginaires des villes portuaires de l’Europe atlantique et méditerranéenne (XVIIIe – XXIe siècles), Sciences Po Bordeaux, May 2015, Bordeaux, France There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04101733 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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