Locals rant their neighborhood now 'like Disneyland' as post-Olympics tourism surges

All across Europe officers in popular vacation destinations have been grappling with the ravages of overtourism prompting locals to speak out about the strain this has taken on their communities Last year over three million people traveled to Paris France to witness the Olympic Games About Americans attended the Olympics accounting for the largest group of foreign visitors according to the official website Paris je t'aime 'CARBON PASSPORTS' WOULD TRACK PROGRESS AND EVEN RESTRICT HOW VARIOUS PEOPLE TAKE VACATIONNow locals in the hilltop area of the th arrondissement Montmartre are sounding the alarm about the surge of tourism in Paris Following the Olympic Games the number of visitors traveling to Paris has skyrocketed according to Reuters Paris personnel say may rank as one of the busiest years yet as there is a rise in January bookings compared to last year Reuters shared Montmartre resident Anne Renaudi has lived in the area for years She explained Reuters a historic section of the city now looks like a theme park after it was made famous in the movie Amelie People come for three hours have fun buy a beret or a cr pe and leave as if they were in an amusement park commented Renaudie SUMMER BEACH BATTLE BETWEEN LOCALS AND VISITORS HEATS UP AS OVERTOURISM SOARSShe announced We're down to two or three butchers two cheese shops They're disappearing one after the other Now it's a lot of ice cream cr pes taco places Renaudie heads the Vivre Montmartre Association which has proposed measures to crack down on the strains of tourism The group has looked at limiting tour groups to people banning loudspeakers and raising the tourist tax In million visitors traveled across Paris with about million of them spending time in Montmartre One popular landmark that tourists enjoy checking out is the -year-old Sacre-Coeur Basilica It sits atop the Montmartre hill and is surrounded by narrow streets for visitors to explore For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyleLocal resident Anthea Quenel shared her frustration over the tour groups that congest the streets Sometimes I have to really raise my voice and say 'Sorry I want to pass announced Quenel to Reuters She added It's like Disneyland The troves of tourists have impacted housing prices with the th arrondissement mayor addressing the impact on residents For me the big issue is housing That means fighting against Airbnb and rental platforms declared Mayor Eric Lejoindre CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERIn the past decade real estate prices rose by according to Reuters Similarly local residents of Mexico City have been making their feelings known about unwanted tourists visiting their home areas Residents were protesting mass tourism with hundreds of people taking to the streets and demanding stricter housing laws and ordinance to regulate tourism levels Ruling body functionaries caved to the requests by announcing a preliminary plan to address gentrification and the other concerns of locals The Associated Press AP announced Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this overview