Top concerns include the displacement of longtime residents as rents and food prices surge. Ire over the influx of well-heeled foreigners has been building for years.

Anti-tourism protests erupted in Mexico City as locals face gentrification challenges similar to Barcelona and Venice demanding stricter housing laws and legislation to regulate tourism levels.

Holding signs saying 'gringo go home' and 'no tourists,' Mexico City residents took to the streets to complain about what they say is the gentrification of their city.