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Correct, the locals aren't trying to maximize value. That's the job of the companies that provide the "efficient" services you mentioned.

Locals just have to pick up the trash, see the prices skyrocket and remember how unique the place uses to be.




I'm sorry-- if I visit for a week, whether I take a bus tour one day or continue to travel like a local doesn't affect these things. You'll have to find different boogeymen to blame instead of a symptom.


Check how Lisbon has changed in the last 7 years.

Have a nice day.


I've seen a lot of places I periodically visit change a lot.

It's not the occasional use of a bus tour that does it.

You'll have to find a different boogeyman to blame instead of a symptom.




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