Under a 2021 ordinance called “Amsterdam Tourism in Balance,” the city council is “obliged to intervene” when tourism numbers reach 18 million people. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback.

Dutch authorities say the popular city Amsterdam is overrun with tourism. They want to curb it by halting new hotel construction and reducing annual hotel stay numbers there.

Amsterdam’s initiatives to rein in tourism have been largely focused on its crowded city center. But as long as Amsterdam’s airport, Schiphol, continues to be a major European hub, it won’t ...

Yet tourist numbers to the canal city’s tulip gardens and famed Red Light District have shown no signs of reducing. Amsterdam ...

The city of Amsterdam is escalating its campaign against overtourism on top of existing efforts to discourage problematic Brits abroad and crack down on tourist etiquette.. In the latest measures ...

A sex worker poses behind a window as people pass by in the red light district of Amsterdam, July 1, 2020. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty The Hague — Amsterdam city authorities said Friday they ...

Amsterdam residents took to the streets this past Saturday in a demonstration against the unrelenting influx of tourists that ...

Dutch authorities say the popular city Amsterdam is overrun with tourism. They want to curb it by halting new hotel construction and reducing annual hotel stay numbers there.

Amsterdam looks to move cruise ship terminal in latest blow to city's tourism industry Amsterdam has been pushing to cut down on pollution. Associated Press. Published July 21, 2023 9:24am EDT.

Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.

Visitors to Amsterdam in the Netherlands will be charged Europe’s highest tourist tax from 2024 as the picturesque Dutch city is set to increase the levy on overnight stays from 7% to 12.5% in ...

Dutch authorities said they want to control a city that is overrun with tourism, in their eyes. The effort would also control annual hotel stays. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays ...