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Spanish lawmaker Alberto Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez called for the imposition of strict controls on the nation\u2019s inbound tourism industry to force it to reduce in scope during a Sunday interview<\/a> with the Madrid-based Europapress.<\/em><\/p>\n Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez is a member of Comprom\u00eds<\/em>, a leftist Valencian regionalism coalition. The lawmaker stressed to Europapress<\/em> that limiting Spain\u2019s tourism industry is necessary, as he believes it has already made it \u201cimpossible to live\u201d in cities like Alicante or Valencia.<\/p>\n Europapress<\/em> reports that Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez recently submitted a request to the Spanish Congress to establish a parliamentary subcommittee to analyze the impact of tourism on people\u2019s quality of life. The lawmaker told the outlet that the proposed subcommittee\u2019s goal is to capture the \u201cfrustration\u201d felt by the country\u2019s tourist cities, and stressed that in many coastal cities, \u201cresidents are being pushed out so that neighborhoods can become tourist attractions.\u201d<\/p>\n He further told the outlet that more cruise ships and passengers arrive in Valencia than the city has residents, which is why he believes this activity must be limited, since, in his view, it greatly affects the city\u2019s quality of life and \u201cdoes not contribute\u201d economically.<\/p>\n \u201cYou close a bakery to open a locker rental or bike rental shop, with all the harm this causes the city,\u201d Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez said, and emphasized his support for \u201ctourism degrowth\u201d given this situation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe say this without any hesitation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n