A brand new lodge in Amsterdam can solely be constructed if one other lodge closes, if the variety of beds shouldn’t be elevated and if the brand new lodge is best
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has determined to ban the development of latest lodge buildings, as a part of the struggle in opposition to mass tourism, the native authorities stated on Wednesday.
“We need to make and preserve the town sustainable for residents and guests. This implies: no over-tourism, no new motels and not more than 20 million lodge nights by vacationers per 12 months,” reads a press release.
A brand new lodge in Amsterdam can solely be constructed if one other lodge closes, if the variety of beds shouldn’t be elevated and if the brand new lodge will probably be higher, for instance extra sustainable. Nonetheless, the rule doesn’t apply to new motels which have already secured a license.
The town actively tries to restrict the variety of vacationers, which quantity within the hundreds of thousands yearly, primarily by discouraging intercourse and drug tourism within the purple mild district.
Amsterdam has put in place measures to restrict the variety of vacationers
That is the newest in a collection of measures the Dutch capital has taken to mitigate the problem of overtourism within the metropolis.
Final 12 months, Amsterdam's metropolis council voted to ban cruise ships and shut the cruise terminal.
The town additionally banned the usage of marijuana on public streets within the red-light district and ended excursions of intercourse staff' home windows.
In line with a 2021 decree known as “Amsterdam Tourism in Steadiness”, the town council is “obliged to intervene” when the variety of vacationers reaches 18 million folks.
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