{"id":2455899,"date":"2025-07-05T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protests-against-surging-mass-tourism-in-mexico-city-end-in-vandalism-harassment-of-tourists-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:26:21","slug":"protests-against-surging-mass-tourism-in-mexico-city-end-in-vandalism-harassment-of-tourists-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protests-against-surging-mass-tourism-in-mexico-city-end-in-vandalism-harassment-of-tourists-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests against surging mass tourism in Mexico City end in vandalism, harassment of tourists &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotests-against-surging-mass-tourism-in-mexico-city-end-in-vandalism-harassment-of-tourists-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent protest in Mexico City against mass tourism and gentrification escalated into violence as some demonstrators vandalized businesses and harassed tourists. The protest commenced peacefully but turned aggressive when masked individuals broke windows and looted high-end stores in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trust-the-experts-economists-across-board-say-min-wage-hike-would-spike-inflation\/\" title=\"Trust The Experts: Economists Across Board Say Min Wage Hike Would Spike Inflation\">popular areas<\/a> like Condesa and Roma. Protesters carried signs criticizing foreign tourists and called for stricter regulations on tourism and housing laws. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unrest reflects growing tensions stemming<\/a> from the influx of &#8220;digital nomads&#8221; and other tourists, especially Americans, which has driven up local rents and pushed residents out of their neighborhoods. The protest ended with demonstrators gathering outside the U.S.Embassy, illustrating the broader discontent over the impact of tourism on local communities. Similar protests against mass tourism have occurred in European cities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Protests against surging mass tourism in Mexico City end in vandalism, harassment of tourists<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2166493\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MEXICO CITY (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> A protest by hundreds against gentrification and mass <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tourism<\/a> that began peacefully Friday in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a> City neighborhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses in the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at tourists in the area. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: &ldquo;get out of Mexico.&rdquo; Protesters held signs reading &ldquo;gringos, stop stealing our home&rdquo; and demanding local legislation to better regulate tourism levels and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-city-rent-control-inflation-airbnb-d168b99b57c18c21747990d8e4069da0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stricter housing laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3463456\/russia-strikes-ukraine-us-aid-freeze\/\">Russia launches one of its largest strikes against Ukraine after US aid freeze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3463443\/israeli-officials-meeting-discuss-ceasefire-hamas\/\">Top Israeli officials meeting to discuss ceasefire after Hamas&#8217;s &#8216;positive&#8217; response<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3463244\/palestinian-official-hamas-ceasefire-positive-response-gaza\/\">Palestinian official says Hamas gives &#8216;positive&#8217; response to Gaza ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Marchers then continued on to protest outside the U.S. Embassy and chanted inside the city&rsquo;s metro system. Police reinforcements gathered outside the Embassy building as police sirens rung out in the city center Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>It marked a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-sen-murphy-calls-for-national-safe-storage-gun-law-to-hold-parents-accountable\/\" title=\"Dem Sen. Murphy Calls for National Safe Storage Gun Law to Hold Pa... &#039;Accountable&#039;\">violent end<\/a> to a more peaceful march throughout the day calling out against masses of mostly American tourists who have flooded into Mexico&rsquo;s capital in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Tension had been mounting in the city since U.S. &ldquo;digital nomads&rdquo; flocked to Mexico City in 2020, many to escape coronavirus lockdowns in the U.S. or to take advantage of cheaper rent prices in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Latin American<\/a> city.<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/spain-tourism-housing-airbnb-protest-46250dd17afbfcd270e4f951865ae667\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/water-guns-barcelona-spain-overtourism-protest-symbol-88abf226de8689159204057ad7fdfe14\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-boxing-career-0e49fd6acbb0b113ae35a9149b66e424\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since then, rents have soared and locals have increasingly gotten pushed out of their neighborhoods, particularly areas like Condesa and Roma, lush areas packed with coffee shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Castro, a 19-year-old college student, was among the flocks of people protesting. She said that she&rsquo;s from the city&rsquo;s working class city center, and that she&rsquo;s watched slowly as apartment buildings have been turned into housing for tourists.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3459239\/alligator-alcatraz-what-to-know-florida-immigrant-detention-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&lsquo;ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ&rsquo;: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT FLORIDA&rsquo;S NEWEST IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mexico City is going through a transformation,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;There are a lot of foreigners, namely Americans, coming to live here. Many say it&rsquo;s xenophobia, but it&rsquo;s not. It&rsquo;s just that so many foreigners come here, rents are skyrocketing because of Airbnb. Rents are so high that some people can&rsquo;t even pay anymore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Mexico City protest follows others in European cities like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/spain-tourism-housing-airbnb-protest-46250dd17afbfcd270e4f951865ae667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barcelona<\/a>, Madrid, Paris and Rome against mass tourism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2166493\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2166493\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protests in Mexico City against mass tourism turn violent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2455900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mexico-city-tourism-protest.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17643,41300,58472,3970,16384],"class_list":["post-2455899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harassment","tag-mass-tourism","tag-mexico-city","tag-protests","tag-vandalism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mexico-city-tourism-protest.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455899"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455903,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455899\/revisions\/2455903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}