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.

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.

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

Amsterdam council is to increase tourist tax rates with the aim of generating an extra €30 million for the city’s coffers, finance chief Hester van Buren said on Thursday. Nevertheless, an increase in ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...