Amsterdam Overtourism: Ban on New Hotels and Cruise Ships in the Famous City

2024-04-19 16:58:11

April 19, 2024, 10:28 p.m. IST

Amsterdam | Photo: pays-bas-tourisme.com/

AlsoThere are many cities in the world where there are too many social activities to make life miserable for the public. All this aims to control tourist activities. Among them, Amsterdam is one of the main tourist cities in the world. Amsterdam, which previously banned cruise ships, is now making headlines by banning the construction of new hotels.

The Amsterdam City Council announced this crucial decision via the social network X. As part of the fight once morest overtourism, the municipality has decided to stop the construction of new hotels. The council also said the number of people staying in Amsterdam hotels should be kept at 20 million per year. Thus, a new hotel can only be built if an existing hotel in Amsterdam is closed. Meanwhile, this law does not apply to those who have received a building permit.

Hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Amsterdam every month in search of the streets famous for drunkenness and sex. As part of controlling tourist activities, the government has imposed numerous restrictions on Amsterdam’s famous red light district. As part of this, the government has also introduced restrictions on cruise ships. The city council also voted to close the central cruise terminal at the Port of Amsterdam. Amsterdam is one of the shores where most cruise ships anchor in Europe. Around seven million tourists disembark on cruises per year.

Amsterdam has the highest tourist tax in Europe. Recently, there has been a sharp increase in this phenomenon. It is explained that this tax is levied to reduce the number of tourists due to overtourism and promote quality tourism.

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