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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Moment furious hotel worker fights back against crowd of anti-tourism protesters as they seal off his business in Barcelona and bombard it with water guns and smoke canisters
A furious hotel worker fought back against a crowd of anti-tourism protesters who tried to seal off his workplace in Barcelona. Thousands of people took to the streets across Spain to demonstrate against overtourism on Sunday, with protestors seen firing water pistols at shop windows, setting off coloured smoke and clashing with police. Dramatic footage taken from outside a hotel called Generator shows an agitated worker as he confronted protesters saying he was 'only working' after furious activists tried to cordon off the building with tape. In the clip, the unnamed worker walks out of the hotel and cuts the tape off with a pair of scissors. But protesters erupt in anger and start to boo and blow whistles at the man while they quickly tape up the entrance of the hotel again and push him inside. In a separate video, the employee is seen spitting at the swarms of protesters, while another recording shows him taking a water pistol off a demonstrator to spray water on them. MailOnline has approached the hotel for comment. Authorities in the north eastern Spanish city said around 600 people joined the demonstration over the weekend. The employee is seen spitting at the swarms of protesters and firing a water gun at them Barcelona city of 1.6 million, drew 26 million tourists last year. There were similar demonstrations in other parts of Spain including Ibiza, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, San Sebastian and Granada. Thousands marching were heard telling Brits to 'go home' as they banged drums and chanted slogans at stunned tourists as they enjoyed their evening meals. The protests were organised by the Southern Europe Network Against Touristification (SET), and are supported by local activist groups. Many locals living in tourist hotspots in Spain believe the industry's model has become too excessive. They say the numbers of visitors continue to increase year by year, creating an increasing demand on local resources. They also complain that the overwhelming amount of tourist activity is causing environmental pollution, particularly in Tenerife, where natural landscapes are not being properly protected by local authorities, while a surge in pleasure boats and sewage waste are polluting the marine environment, they claim. More importantly, the explosion of Airbnb-style properties has seen property prices surge over the past five to 10 years. In holiday hotspots, landlords are choosing to rent to tourists instead of selling or renting to local families. A This is stripping housing supply and making the available stock far more expensive and out of reach for a growing number of locals. The protesters marched for over a kilometre before gathering in Plaza de Reina near to the seafront. A series of activists gave speeches demanding a 'drastic' change in laws regarding the tourism industry - including banning Airbnb style properties from the island. Dozens of officers from the armed National Police force were seen escorting the protesters throughout the march, which ended without incident. In Ibiza, another popular Spanish island for British holidaymakers, similar protests took place demanding reductions to tourism. Around 1,000 protesters took part in the march organised by major anti-tourism platform Canviem el Rumb, which has been carrying out demonstrations in the Spanish holiday hotspot over the last year. Security was stepped up to protect tourists from the demonstrators, who left Portal de Ses Taules in the town centre at around 6pm and ended at Plaza de sa Graduada, in front of the courts at 9pm. The protests aim to keep pressure on governments to address the problems generated by tourism, including rising rents, housing shortages and environmental damage. Activists believe the current tourism model is 'unsustainable' and pushing the islands toward collapse. They want to limit the number of tourists visiting the islands, ban new hotel construction and introduce a tougher tourist tax, among other measures.
Forbes
a day ago
- Health
- Forbes
A Subtle Design Choice Can Nudge Us Toward Healthier Choices
Post by Dr Nicolette Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. People using the self ordering kiosks to place their orders at a Burger King Restaurant in Malaga ... More Airport. 'Do you want fries with that?' You have probably heard that question before, for example when ordering a hamburger at a fast-food restaurant. However, it belies a hugely powerful technique to manipulate our choices: default options. In this case, french fries, one of the unhealthiest options on any menu, are the default – the option you will get if you don't take any action to switch to an alternative. My new paper, published this year in the Journal of Marketing Research, has found that restaurants and cafes heavily influence how healthily we eat just by deciding on which side dish is our default option, without us even noticing it. The reason we often eat fries with our burgers instead of a healthier side salad may lie not in our lack of willpower, but in the way choices are presented to us. In our new research, we uncovered a powerful psychological mechanism that helps explain how default options can significantly shape our behaviour. Our work shows that when an option is designated as the default, it doesn't just become easier to choose - it actually becomes more desirable. This subtle shift in perceived value can lead people to reverse their preferences, even in simple decisions like choosing between a healthy snack and a tastier, less nutritious one. Using a combination of eye-tracking, cognitive modelling, and large-scale online experiments, we found that defaults influence both where people direct their attention and how they evaluate their options. In one experiment, participants were more likely to choose a healthy snack when it was presented as the default, even if they initially preferred the indulgent alternative. This effect persisted even when the default required no less effort to select and when participants were fully aware of their options. What's more, we discovered that this 'golden halo' is not just a matter of convenience or habit. It reflects a genuine shift in how people perceive the value of the default option. Using a technique in computational modelling called the drift diffusion model, we were actually able to quantify this effect as a positive shift in the perceived value of the default. Essentially, the default option is treated as if it is inherently more desirable. For example, a food item that participants initially rated neutrally (a '0' on a scale from -2 to +2) could, when designated as the default, be perceived as significantly more appealing - equivalent to a +0.60 increase in its subjective value. This shift was large enough to reverse preferences on nearly a third of trials, meaning participants often chose a less-wanted default over a more-wanted alternative. In other words, defaults don't just nudge us; they change how we think. This has profound implications for public health and consumer policy. With diet-related diseases on the rise globally, small interventions that promote healthier choices without restricting our freedom to choose are more important than ever. Our findings suggest that simply changing the default options in a menu, grocery app, or school lunch line could lead to better outcomes at scale. But there's a twist: defaults don't always work the way we expect. In our study, indulgent defaults—like tastier, less healthy foods—were actually more effective when participants were primed to think about health. That is, even when people had health goals in mind, they were more likely to choose indulgent options if those were set as the default. This suggests that defaults can override even our best intentions. It's a cautionary insight, especially with movements like Dry January and Veganuary gaining popularity each year in which more of us want to make conscious dietary choices. To truly support these goals, it may not be enough to simply offer better options—we may need to remove unhealthy defaults altogether. Doing so could help create environments where healthier choices are not just available, but also easier and more aligned with our aspirations. By understanding and leveraging the effect of defaults, we can design smarter systems that help people make choices they won't regret. Follow LSE's Department of Management on LinkedIn. Check out our website.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Liverpool owners plot takeover of LaLiga club after they part-destroy iconic stadium ahead of stunning rebuild
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LIVERPOOL'S owners Fenway Sports Group are reportedly eyeing a takeover of a LaLiga club. The Americans have pondered buying another football team for some time as they seek to adopt a multi-club model. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Fenway Sports Group are considering buying Getafe Credit: Getty 2 The Spanish club are currently working on renovating their stadium Credit: Chiefs previously considered buying Malaga and Bordeaux but plans never materialised. Now The Times report the group has turned its attention to another top flight side for the first time - Getafe. However they may have to wait to complete a deal as current owner Angel Torres wants to stay at the helm until renovation works on the their stadium is complete. Stands at the Estadio Coliseum are being knocked down with the project expected to last until December 2027. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL SOUTH POLE Southgate 'offers himself to POLAND as ex-England manager targets shock new job' The current ground has a capacity of 16,500 but that is set to increase by 3,000 as Getafe plan to built a "little Bernabeu". They have plans to add a huge screen on the exterior, install a new roof to cover every fan on the terraces and put in 69 new state-of-the-art VIP boxes. Getafe, located 15 miles outside Madrid, could appeal to Fenway and would allow them to compete with City Group in Spain, who own Girona. A spokesman for FSG said: 'FSG routinely engages in conversations and evaluates opportunities across global sports, a common process to assess ventures that align with the organisation's strategic priorities.' BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Fenway had been in talks to take over Bordeaux last year, before they plummeted down the French leagues. They also considered buying Malaga after the Spanish side entered administration. Transfers_Exposed EP2_AP_LIV SECTION FSG representatives reportedly visited Malaga to inspect facilities and assess what form any investment should take as they bid to create their own multi-club empire.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Liverpool owners plot takeover of LaLiga club after they part-destroy iconic stadium ahead of stunning rebuild
LIVERPOOL'S owners Fenway Sports Group are reportedly eyeing a takeover of a LaLiga club. The Americans have pondered buying another football team for some time as they seek to adopt a multi-club model. Chiefs previously considered buying Malaga and Bordeaux but plans never materialised. Now The Times report the group has turned its attention to another top flight side for the first time - Getafe. However they may have to wait to complete a deal as current owner Angel Torres wants to stay at the helm until renovation works on the their stadium is complete. Stands at the Estadio Coliseum are being knocked down with the project expected to last until December 2027. The current ground has a capacity of 16,500 but that is set to increase by 3,000 as Getafe plan to built a "little Bernabeu". They have plans to add a huge screen on the exterior, install a new roof to cover every fan on the terraces and put in 69 new state-of-the-art VIP boxes. Getafe, located 15 miles outside Madrid, could appeal to Fenway and would allow them to compete with City Group in Spain, who own Girona. A spokesman for FSG said: 'FSG routinely engages in conversations and evaluates opportunities across global sports, a common process to assess ventures that align with the organisation's strategic priorities.' Fenway had been in talks to take over Bordeaux last year, before they plummeted down the French leagues. They also considered buying Malaga after the Spanish side entered administration.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Liverpool owners FSG 'identify ideal LaLiga side to buy' - as Premier League champions look to develop multi-club model
Liverpool 's owners FSG have reportedly identified their 'ideal club' to buy in LaLiga as they press ahead with developing a multi-club network. The Premier League champions have had their eye on acquiring a second football team, with the pursuit among the reasons Michael Edwards returned as FSG's chief executive of football. 'It was vital for me that, if I did return, it had to be with renewed vigour and energy,' Edwards said last year. 'In practice, this means having fresh challenges and opportunities. As such, one of the biggest factors in my decision is the commitment to acquire and oversee an additional club, growing this area of their organisation. 'I believe that to remain competitive, investment and expansion of the current football portfolio is necessary.' Edwards was placed in charge of overseeing the identification of a second club, alongside former Boston Red Sox chief Theo Epstein. Reports earlier this year suggested FSG were pursuing a deal to buy Malaga, before cooling their interest amid legal hurdles. According to Marca, FSG have now targeted buying LaLiga club Getafe. The report claims FSG believe Getafe are the ideal club after conducting feasibility studies of several clubs, including Levante, Elche Espanyol, Valladolid, Malaga and Bordeaux. Getafe's status as an established top flight club, the potential to develop players and the club's location in Madrid are reportedly among the factors in favour of the potential purchase. The club are also in the middle of a stadium redevelopment, which will modernise and take their Estadio Coliseum ground to a 19,000 capacity. Getafe's owner Angel Torres, however, has claimed he will leave the club when the stadium redevelopment is complete in December 2027. Getafe have been a LaLiga club for the past eight seasons and finished 13th in the 2024-25 campaign. Getafe are currently in the process of redeveloping their stadium to boost its capacity The multi-club ownership model became widely popular due to the success of City Football Group, which has included 13 teams with Man City at the centre. Several Premier League clubs have owners involved in multi-club networks, including Man United, Chelsea, Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.
