I think this is a great move, and quite a bit overdue. I actually thought that Barcelona had capped the number of permits a few years ago and stopped issuing new ones.
It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out - tourism is a decent chunk of the Spanish economy (like 10% of gdp and jobs), but it’s gotten way out of balance (in Ibiza people who work in the hotels/restaurants basically can’t afford to live there anymore) and there’s a growing “tourist go home” sentiment in a lot of places.
