"Tourists are like bees"
From an article on responsible real estate reporting in luxury travel destinations by Naka Nathaniel:
“Tourists are like bees: I don’t want a bunch of them circling around me, but I also don’t want them to disappear. It’s a delicate balance,” she wrote. “Tourists stick out and may not observe local norms, which can inspire petty grumblings and genuine anger from locals. But they’re a sign that the city is doing something right. Show me a city without tourists, and I’ll show you a city in decline.”
The source of Naka’s quote is “New York Is To Expensive to Even Visit”